Geography

A stretch of Argentine coastline.

Argentina is fortified by the Andes Mountains on the west and the South Atlantic Ocean from the east to south. Geographically, it is divided into six regions: the fertile lowlands of the Pampas in its center and east, the Mesopotamia by the Parana and Uruguay rivers, the Grand Chaco between the Mesopotamia and the Andes, the Cuyo at the east side of the Andes, the Argentine Northwest to the north, and a large plateau known as the Patagonia to the south. Due to its enclosure by a major mountain range and extensive coastline, Argentina’s terrain proves its extremities from the Mendoza Province at Cerro Aconcagua (6,959 m above sea level) to the areas of sand dunes and cliffs along the Atlantic coast.

The Andes Mountains illuminate under a dramatic sunset