Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina Computer generated image of the Andes, made from a digital elevation model with a resolution of 30 arcseconds The Andes is a vast mountain range forming a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. ...

Argentina is the second largest country of South America after Brazil and the 8th largest country in the world. Its total area is approximately 2.7 million km². Argentina claims a section of Antarctica (Argentine Antarctica) but has agreed to suspend sovereignty disputes in the region as a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty. Argentina also asserts claims to several South Atlantic islands administered by the United Kingdom. The World in plate carrée projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is age or life of man. Its primary modern meaning is the planet Earth, especially when capitalized: the World. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Antarctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentine Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ...

Area

Map of Argentina

• Total: 2,766,890 km²
• Land: 2,736,690 km²
• Water: 30,200 km²

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Claims

• Land claims
  • Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Argentine Antarctica

• Maritime claims
  • Contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (44 km)
  • Continental shelf: 200 nautical miles (370 km) or to the edge of the continental margin
  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)
  • Territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (29 km)

Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: The Lion shall protect his own land) Official language English Capital Grytviken Commissioner Howard Pearce Area  - Total  - % water not ranked 3,093 km² - Population  - Total (2006 E)  - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time zone UTC/GMT -2 National anthem God Save... Antarctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentine Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ...  Sediment  Rock  Mantle The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent, which is covered during interglacial periods such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas (known as shelf seas) andbbccvcnccccccccccccccccccccccccvvvvvvvvvvvvvvcggggggggggggggggyutu7ti8yukiyuiyutuiyuiytui gulfs. ... In international maritime law, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. ...

Boundaries

Total land boundaries: 9,665 km

With border countries:

• Bolivia 832 km
• Brazil 1,224 km
• Chile 5,150 km
• Paraguay 1,880 km
• Uruguay 579 km

Coastline: 4,989 km

Geographical zones

Main article: Regions of Argentina

The contry's provinces are usually divided in 6 zones regarding climate and terrain. From North to South, West to East: Administrative divisions The provinces of Argentina are commonly grouped into six geographical regions. ... The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca and Tucumán. ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco (Quechua chaqu, hunting land), dubbed by some as the last South American frontier, is an arid, sparsely populated, very hot, semi-desertic, lowland region of the River Plate basin, divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called... La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica or Litoral (Littoral) is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos and Corrientes. ... Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing, mountainous area of north-west Argentina, comprising the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. ... This article is about the lowland plains in South America. ... Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquén and Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S). ... Antarctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentine Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... Administrative divisions The provinces of Argentina are commonly grouped into six geographical regions. ...

• Argentine Northwest: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja
• Gran Chaco: Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero
• Mesopotamia: Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes
• Cuyo: San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis
• The Pampas: Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires
• Patagonia: Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego

The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca and Tucumán. ... Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. ... Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco (Quechua chaqu, hunting land), dubbed by some as the last South American frontier, is an arid, sparsely populated, very hot, semi-desertic, lowland region of the River Plate basin, divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called... Map of Argentina highlighting Formosa province Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Chaco Region. ... Chaco is an Argentine province located on the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. ... Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica or Litoral (Littoral) is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos and Corrientes. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ... Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. ... Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing, mountainous area of north-west Argentina, comprising the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. ... San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country. ... Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... This article is about the lowland plains in South America. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the centre of the country. ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquén and Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S). ... Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. ... Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. ... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country. ... Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands (Sp. ...

Climate

• Mostly temperate
• Arid in southeast
• Sub-antarctic in southwest

Italic text For the usage in virology, see temperate (virology). ... A dune in the Egyptian desert In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives little precipitation. ... Surface temperature of Antarctica in winter and summer The climate of Antarctica is the coldest on earth, with the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth being -89. ...

Terrain

• Rich plains of the Pampas in centre part
• Flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south
• Rugged Andes along western border

• Elevation extremes
  • Lowest point: Gran Bajo de San Julián, around 100 m below sea level. (Santa Cruz Province)
  • Highest point: Mt. Aconcagua, 6,960 m (Mendoza Province)

This article is about the lowland plains in South America. ... Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquén and Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S). ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina Computer generated image of the Andes, made from a digital elevation model with a resolution of 30 arcseconds The Andes is a vast mountain range forming a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. ... The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... The Cerro Aconcagua is located in Argentina and is the highest mountain in The Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, as well the highest peak outside of Asia and one of the Seven Summits. ... Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. ...

Natural resources

• Fertile plains of the Pampas
• Lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium

The pampas (from Quechua for plain) are the fertile lowlands that extend across c. ...

Land use

• Arable land: 9%
• Permanent crops: 1%
• Permanent pastures: 52%
• Forests and woodland: 19%
• Other: 19% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 17,000 km² (1993 est.)

Modern arable agriculture typically uses large fields like this one in Dorset, England. ... Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ...

Environment

Current issues: Environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrialising economy such as soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution. Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets. Retrogression and degradation are two regressive evolution processes associated with the loss of equilibrium of a stable soil. ... Ship stranded by the retreat of the Aral Sea Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors including climatic variations and human activities. ... A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ...

Natural hazards:

• San Miguel de Tucumán and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes
• Pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the Pampas and northeast
• Heavy flooding in the Mesopotamia

San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest city in northwestern Argentina. ... Mendoza is a city in the west of Argentina, and the capital of the Mendoza Province. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... The pampero is a west or southwest wind in Southern Argentina. ... This article is about the lowland plains in South America. ... Look up Flood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica or Litoral (Littoral) is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos and Corrientes. ...

Geographical Politics

International agreements:

• Party to: Antarctic Treaty, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
• Signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation

Strategic importance: For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, also known as the Antarctic-Environmental Protocol is part of the Antarctic Treaty System. ... Rainforests are the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life. ... UNFCCC logo. ... Ship stranded by the retreat of the Aral Sea Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors including climatic variations and human activities. ... The endangered Sea Otter An endangered species is a population of organisms (frequently but not always a taxonomic species) which is either (a) so few in number or (b) threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters that it is at risk of becoming extinct. ... note - abbreviated as Environmental Modification opened for signature - December 10, 1976 entered into force - October 5, 1978 objective - to prohibit the military or other hostile use of environmental modification techniques in order to further world peace and trust among nations parties - (66) Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria... Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability corrosivity reactivity (explosive) toxicity Many types of businesses generate hazardous waste. ... Admiralty law (usually referred to as simply admiralty and also referred to as maritime law) is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. ... Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) note - abbreviated as Marine Dumping opened for signature - 29 December 1972 entered into force - 30 August 1975 objective - to control pollution of the sea by dumping and to encourage regional agreements supplementary to the Convention... The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes and was opened for signature in New York on 24 September 1996, when it was signed by 71 States, including the five nuclear weapon states at the time (which did not... Ship Pollution is an abbreviated form of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch Whaling refers to the practice, history and industries associated with the hunting and killing of whales. ... Kyoto Protocol Opened for signature December 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan Entered into force February 16, 2005. ... opened for signature - 29 April 1958 entered into force - 20 March 1966 objective - to solve through international cooperation the problems involved in the conservation of living resources of the high seas, considering that because of the development of modern technology some of these resources are in danger of being overexploited...

• Location relative to sea lanes between South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage)

The Strait of Magellan, near Punta Arenas The Strait of Magellan is a navigable route immediately south of mainland South America. ... Sea lions on La Isla de Los Lobos in the Beagle Channel Glacier on the north shore of the Beagle Channel Beagle Channel is a strait separating islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, in extreme southern South America. ... Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica. ...

References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
• This article contains material from the US Department of State's Background Notes which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
• UT Perry Castenada Map - Argentina Map Website Map