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The current port is located in the city's Retiro ward, and is colloquially known as Puerto Nuevo (New Port). The Port of Buenos Aires handles around 11 million metric tons of cargo annually; [3] Dock Sud, which is owned by the Province of Buenos Aires, is south of the city proper, and handles another 17 million metric tons. [5]
Port of Buenos Aires. The port of Buenos Aires is one of the busiest in South America, as navigable rivers by way of the Rio de la Plata connect the port to northeastern Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. As a result, it serves as the distribution hub for said vast area of the South American continent.
Port of Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province) Port of Quequén (Necochea, Buenos Aires Province) Port Belgrano (Puerto Belgrano, Argentine Navy Base, Buenos Aires Province) Puerto Rosales (Punta Alta, Buenos Aires Province) Port of Ingeniero White (Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province) Port Galván (Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires ...
The Río de la Plata region, particularly Buenos Aires, was a significant site of trade throughout the 17th century. The Crown initially intended Buenos Aires to be a military establishment for the protection of the Potosí mines, but it soon became evident that a settlement large enough to provide military defense would attract trade. The ...
The port of Buenos Aires is historically the first in individual importance, but the area known as Up-River, which stretches along 67 km of the Santa Fé portion of the Paraná River, brings together 17 ports that concentrate 50% of the total exports of the country.
The westernmost point is located at the Los Glaciares National Park, at the Santa Cruz Province. [4] The easternmost point is the "Hito V" (CONALI), located at Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones. [4] The highest point of Argentina is the Aconcagua mountain at the Mendoza Province, with 6962 m., which is also the highest point of South America. [1]
An enlargeable map of Argentina. The following outline is provided as an overview of, and introduction to Argentina: Argentina – country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires.
Bahía Blanca (Spanish pronunciation: [baˈi.a ˈβlaŋka]; English: White Bay) is a city by the Atlantic Ocean, in the southwest province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.It is the seat of government of the Bahía Blanca Partido, with 301,572 inhabitants according to the 2010 census [].