Argentina

Argentina is located in the Southern part of South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay.The total area of this great Latin American country is approximately 2,766,890 sq. Its coastline totals 4,989 km and the border it shares with five other countries, is approximately 9,665 km. The border is shared with Bolivia (832 km), Brazil (1,224 km), Chile (5,150 km), Paraguay (1,880 km), and Uruguay (579 km). Argentina is the second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage) The climate in Argentina varies throughout the country, with mostly a temperature climate, being arid in southeast, and sub Antarctic in the southwest. The country's terrain is made up of rich plains of the Pampas in the northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in the south, and rugged Andes along the western border. Elevation extremes range from the lowest point (Salinas Chicas) 40 m below sea level, to the highest point (Cerro Aconcagua) 6,962 m above sea level. As of 1993 Argentina had many natural resources, including, fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron, ore, manganese, petroleum, and uranium. The land was broken out in the following percentiles, 9% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 52% permanent pastures; 19% forests and woodland; and 19% other

Argentina :: Bolivia :: Brazil :: Chile :: Ecuador :: Peru