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Cerro Ojos
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Puerto
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Perito
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Sarmiento
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San Carlos de bariloche
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San antonio
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Comodoro rivadavia
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Santa rosa
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BUENOs aiREs
Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Capricorn
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argentina
Tierra del Fuego
This string of islands is separated
from the South american mainland
by the Strait of Magellan. They are
divided between argentina and
Chile. The landscape, with its
mountains, frozen lakes, and
glaciers, is bleak and windswept.
it is also barren—only stunted trees
and mosses grow there. Herds of
sheep graze the land. oil has been
discovered in this remote area.
Falkland iSlandS
discovered by the British in
1592, the Falkland islands are a
self-governing British colony,
some 300 miles (480 km) off the
coast of argentina.
The cool, windy
islands are only
suitable for grazing
sheep, and meat and
wool are their main
resource. in 1982,
argentina claimed the
Falklands as their territory.
They surrendered after
10 weeks, when British
reinforcements landed. in 2013,
the people of the Falklands voted
to remain a part of the uk.
statistics
area: 1,073,518 sq miles
(2,780,400 sq km)
Population:
43,432,000
capital: Buenos aires
Languages: Spanish,
italian, amerindian
languages
Religions: roman
Catholic, Jewish,
Protestant
currency:
argentine peso
Main occupation:
agriculture
Main exports: Beef,
wheat, fruit, wine
Main import:
designer clothing
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