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Argentina is a fabulous country in Southern America. It is one of the most visited places in Southern hemisphere and a very hospitable place that has all kinds of entertainment and attractions. Below is a list of Argentinean facts you probably didnt know: Argentina is the second largest country after Brazil, South America's largest area of its land in the south-east of South America, in the east of the island of Tierra del Fuego and nearby islands Estados etc. The most immediate neighbors are Chile on the west, Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast. Eastern parts of Argentina in contact with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is indented with Argentina almost, except the Rio de la Plata estuary, which cuts into the land of 320 kilometers. Map of Argentina has an elongated shape; the maximum length of the country in the meridian direction is 3700 kilometers. Argentina's total area is 2.8 million km ², and this is without the Falkland or Malvinas Islands, which are still disputed territory between Argentina and Great Britain. Thanks to a large extent from the north of Argentina to the south, within it you can find a lot of different forms of relief. Thus, the northern and eastern parts of Argentina over the plains, and the western and southern parts belong to the sublime types. Almost the entire length of the western border of the country settled Andes Mountains. For these mountains has a complex geological structure. Among these, there is a vast volcanic plateau Pune closed, it occupies area at an altitude of 3000-4000 meters above sea level. To the east, Pune and does cover the mountain-giants, their height is 6,500 m above sea level. It is hidden in the Andes highest peaks throughout South America - Mount Aconcagua (6,960 m above sea level), Tupungato, Mersedaro.Argentinean parks are also very popular among tourists due to their variety and beautiful nature. Typically flat terrain - the rivers Parana and Uruguay, the area consists mainly of red sandstone and marl, also notes some overlap clay alluvium and loess. In the center of watershed - flat marshy lowlands, and in the south - a hilly plain, rugged sandstone ridges - kuchilyas.
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