Argentina: Geography#
| Location | Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 34 00 S, 64 00 W -34.0,-64.0 |
| Area | total: 2,780,400 sq km land: 2,736,690 sq km water: 43,710 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 2780400 DBpedia: 2780399 Geoname: 2766890 Infoplease: 2766890 Britannica: 2780400 Wolfram: 2767000 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 11,968 km border countries: Bolivia 942 km, Brazil 1,263 km, Chile 6,691 km, Paraguay 2,531 km, Uruguay 541 km |
| Coastline | 4,989 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America) |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Aconcagua 6962 m; Ojos del Salado 6880 m; Cerro Bonete 6872 m; Monte Pissis 6779 m; Mercedario 6770 m According to Geonames: Cerro Aconcagua 6959 m; Monte Pissis 6882 m; Cerro Mercedario 6770 m; Cerro Bonete 6759 m; Nevado Tres Cruces 6749 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border |
| Natural Hazards | San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas volcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (elev. 2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchon-Peteroa, San Jose, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma |
| Natural Resource | fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
| Land Use | arable land: 13.68% permanent crops: 0.36% other: 85.96% (2011) |
| Climate | mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest |
| Irrigated Land | 15,500 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 814 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution<br /><i><b>note:</b> </i>Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Buenos Aires; Cordoba; Rosario; La Plata; Mar del Plata According to Geonames: Buenos Aires; Córdoba; Rosario; Mendoza; Tucumán Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere Important Rivers Important Lakes |