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GEOGRAPHY
Absolute Location
34 degrees south
64 degrees west
Area
Total Area: 2,780,400 sq km
Land Area: 2,736,690 sq km
Water Area: 43,710 sq km
Size compared to U.S
Slightly less than three-tenths the size of the U.S
Boundaries
Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,261 km, Chile 5,308 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 580 km,
Climate
Mostly temperate: arid in the southeast: subantartic in southwest
Terrain
Rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border.
Elevation Extremes
Highest Point: Cerro Aconagua 6,960 m
Lowest Point: Laguna Del Carbon -105 m