ARGENTINA GEOGRAPHY |
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| Argentina can roughly be divided into three parts: the fertile plains of the
Pampas in the northern half of the country, the centre of Argentina's
agricultural wealth; the flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in the
southern half down to Tierra del Fuego; and the rugged Andes mountain range
along the western border with Chile, with the highest point being the Cerro
Aconcagua at 6,960 m. |
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| Major rivers include the Paraguay, Bermejo, Colorado, Uruguay and the
largest river, the Paraná. The latter two flow together prior to meeting the
Atlantic Ocean, forming the estuary of the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver).
The Argentine climate is predominantly temperate with extremes ranging from
subtropical in the north to arid/sub-Antarctic in far south. |
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