Argentine Sea
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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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Argentine coastal waters