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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 oldest rocks in Argentina date to the Precambrian.Strontium, oxygen and carbon isotope data from carbonate rocks in the Sierra de Pie de Palo are part of an ophiolite unit related to the Grenville orogeny, formed as cover rock in the Appalachian margin of the continent Laurentia around 720 million years ago.
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.
Category: Historical geography of Argentina. 6 languages. ... History of Argentina by province (13 C) T. Territorial disputes of Argentina (3 C, 14 P)
Patagonia contain two ancient regions: the North Patagonian Massif and Deseado Massif.The lithospheric mantle beneath Deseado Massif formed 1000–2100 million years ago in the Paleo and Mesoproterozoic, evidencing that its lithosphere has a much older history than the ages of crustal rocks exposed at present would suggest (~600 million years).
An enlargeable topographic map of Argentina. Geography of Argentina. Argentina is a: Country; Location: Southern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. Latin America. South America. Southern Cone; Time zone: Argentina Time - - No DST; Extreme points of Argentina. High: Aconcagua 6,960 m (22,835 ft) – highest point outside of Asia
Finally, the portion of the Antarctica claimed by Argentina is known as Argentine Antarctica, in which lay a number of Argentine bases. Extended regions [ edit ]
Argentina, [C] officially the Argentine Republic, [A] [D] is a country in the southern half of South America.Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km 2 (1,073,500 sq mi), [B] making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.