Extreme points of Argentina
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Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, the points that are farther
north North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...
,
south South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
, east or
west West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...
than any other location, and the highest and lowest points.


Latitude and longitude


Argentina

* Northernmost point: Confluence between the Grande de San Juan River and the Mojinete River,
Jujuy Province Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south. Geography There are three main areas in Jujuy: * ...
: * Southernmost point: Islote Blanco (near
Cape San Pío Cabo San Pío (English: ''Cape San Pio'') at , the southernmost tip of mainland Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego as well as of Argentina, except for the small islet Islote Blanco () that lies about off the coast in SW direction (about further to ...
), Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego Province: ¹ * Westernmost point: Cerro Agasiz, Santa Cruz Province: ² * Easternmost point: Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province: ³ :¹ If the Argentine claims on
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are considered, the southernmost point is Thule Island: . If Argentine Antarctica claims are considered (in contradiction of the Antarctic Treaty) the southernmost point is at the
South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole or 90th Parallel South, is one of the two points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipod ...
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:² If Argentine Antarctica claims are considered (in contradiction of the Antarctic Treaty) the westernmost part is the 74ºW
meridian Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to Science * Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon * ...
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Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
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:³ If the Argentine claims on
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are considered, the easternmost point is Montagu Island: .
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Argentina (mainland)

* Northernmost point: Confluence between the Grande de San Juan River and the Mojinete River,
Jujuy Province Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south. Geography There are three main areas in Jujuy: * ...
* Southernmost point:
Punta Dúngeness Punta Dúngeness is a headland at the eastern entrance of the Strait of Magellan on its north shore, opposite Cabo del Espiritu Santo in Tierra del Fuego. West of the Punta Dungeness lies the Bahía Posesión. Punta Dungeness marks the border b ...
, Santa Cruz Province * Westernmost point: Cerro Agasiz, Santa Cruz * Easternmost point: Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province


Altitude

* Highest point: Aconcagua, Mendoza, 6,962 m * Lowest point: Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz, -105 m


References

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Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...