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The Argentine Basin is a region of the Atlantic Ocean floor off the east coast of Argentina, between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to the east and the Scotia Basin to the west. To the north is the Brazil Basin, with the two basins being separated by the Rio Grande Rise. The southern edge of the Argentine Basin is formed by the Falklands/Malvinas ...
Salta Basin or Salta Rift Basin is a sedimentary basin located in the Argentine Northwest. [1] [2] The basin started to accumulate sediments in the Early Cretaceous and at present it has sedimentary deposits reaching thicknesses of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The basin contains seven sub-basins: Tres Cruces, Lomas de Olmedo, Metán, Alemanía ...
As the breakup of Gondwana began, narrow half-grabens filled with volcaniclastic rocks and the Pampa de Agnia Basin formed along the Gastre fault system. The Magallenes Basin experienced rifting and the Chon Aike province witnessed intraplate volcanism during the acceleration of the breakup around 180 to 165 million years ago, as the Weddell ...
The geography of Argentina is heavily diverse, consisting of the Andes Mountains, pampas, and various rivers and lakes.Bordered by the Andes in the west and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, its neighbouring countries are Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast.
The basin borders to the west with the Río Chico-Dungeness High that separates it from the Magallanes Basin. [1] The southern boundary is formed by the Scotia plate boundary. [2] Contrary to the neighbouring North Falkland and Magallanes Basins, the Malvinas Basin is not known to have commercial hydrocarbon reserves. [3]
The Neuquén Basin is an important oil and gas producing basin in Argentina. Production started in 1918 and accumulated to 928 thousand cubic metres (5.84 million barrels) of oil equivalent in 2004, representing 45% of the oil production in Argentina and 61% of its gas production. [40]
A map of the endorheic river basins that characterize the altiplano. In the north is Lake Titicaca and the Desaguadero River system; in the south is the Salar de Uyuni salt flat. The non-endorheic altiplano extends southward into Argentina and Chile.
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America.The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.