Argentine Sea

E475607

The Argentine Sea is the extensive marginal sea off the eastern coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Argentine coastal waters 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea
borderDisputeContext Falkland Islands maritime zones NERFINISHED
countryBorder Argentina NERFINISHED
extendsAlong eastern coast of Argentina
extendsFrom Río de la Plata estuary NERFINISHED
extendsTo Isla de los Estados region NERFINISHED
hasApproximateArea 1000000 square kilometers
hasAverageDepth approximately 500 meters
hasClimate subantarctic
temperate
hasCoastlineWith Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED
Chubut Province NERFINISHED
Río Negro Province NERFINISHED
Santa Cruz Province NERFINISHED
Tierra del Fuego Province NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing
maritime transport
offshore hydrocarbon exploration
hasFeature Patagonian Shelf NERFINISHED
continental shelf
continental slope
subantarctic waters
hasHighBiologicalProductivity true
hasLanguageOfName Spanish
hasMaximumDepth over 7000 meters in adjacent oceanic trenches
hasNameInSpanish Mar Argentino NERFINISHED
hasPortOnCoast Bahía Blanca NERFINISHED
Comodoro Rivadavia NERFINISHED
Mar del Plata NERFINISHED
Puerto Madryn NERFINISHED
Ushuaia NERFINISHED
hostsSpecies Magellanic penguin NERFINISHED
anchovy
elephant seal
hake
sea lion
southern right whale NERFINISHED
squid
importantFor Argentine fishing industry
influencedByCurrent Brazil Current NERFINISHED
Malvinas Current NERFINISHED
knownFor important fishing grounds
rich marine biodiversity
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf Argentina NERFINISHED
partOf Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone NERFINISHED
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
subjectTo Argentine maritime jurisdiction claims

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlantic Ocean near Rawson partOf Argentine Sea
Golfo Nuevo partOf Argentine Sea
Gulf of San Jorge belongsTo Argentine Sea
Naval Hydrographic Service hasJurisdictionOver Argentine Sea
this entity surface form: Argentine coastal waters
Atlantic coast of Argentina partOf Argentine Sea
Strait of Le Maire locatedIn Argentine Sea
Pinamar locatedOn Argentine Sea