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Geography and Environment of Argentina

Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Argentina.

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Overview

second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Cerro Aconcagua is South America's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere

Detailed geography

rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border

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