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![]() ![]() Argentina Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/argentina/argentina_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, betweenChile and Uruguay Geographic coordinates 34 00 S, 64 00 W Map references South America Area
Area - comparative slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US Land boundaries
Coastline 4,989 km Maritime claims
Climate mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest Terrain rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateauof Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border Elevation extremes
Natural resources fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese,petroleum, uranium Land use
Irrigated land 17,000 sq km (1993 est.) 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 Environment - current issues erosion results from inadequate flood controls and improper land usepractices; irrigated soil degradation; desertification; air pollution in BuenosAires and other major cities; water pollution in urban areas; rivers becomingpolluted due to increased pesticide and fertilizer use Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic locationrelative to sea lanes between South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans (Straitof Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage)
NOTE: The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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