This is a list of the extreme points of

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, the points that are farther

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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

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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

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(). :² If Argentine Antarctica claims are considered (in contradiction of the Antarctic Treaty) the westernmost part is the 74ºW

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over

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. :³ If the Argentine claims on

are considered, the easternmost point is Montagu Island: . sa

Argentina (mainland)

* Northernmost point: Confluence between the Grande de San Juan River and the Mojinete River,

* 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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