Geography of Argentina

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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.

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.

Area
  • Total: 2,766,890 km²
  • Land: 2,736,690 km²
  • Water: 30,200 km²
Comparative
Geographic coordinates
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Boundaries

Total land boundaries: 9,665 km

With border countries:

Coastline: 4,989 km

Maritime claims
  • Contiguous zone: 24 nm
  • Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
  • Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate
  • Mostly temperate
  • Arid in southeast
  • Subantarctic in southwest
Terrain
  • Rich plains of the Pampas in northern half
  • Flat to rolling plateau of 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
  • Arable land: 9%
  • Permanent crops: 1%
  • Permanent pastures: 52%
  • Forests and woodland: 19%
  • Other: 19% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 17,000 km² (1993 est.)
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
Environment

Current issues: Environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution. Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets.

International agreements:

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


Reference

  • This article incorporates information from The World Factbook, which is in the public domain.
  • U.S. Department of State website


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