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Argentina

The Argentine Republic is a South American neighbor of Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, and Bolivia. Argentina owes its name to the clear, shining silvery whiteness of its streams and coastal beaches. Contributors typically want to know about the country's exciting night life; Italian immigrant heritage; many artistic, literary and musical accomplishments; up-and-down politics; and vast mineral and natural resources.

1,169 Questions

Why is rio de la plata called rio de la plata?

The name means "River of Silver" and was first used by explorer Sebastian Cabot around 1526, for the silver trinkets he received from natives upstream. The original name Mar Dulce (Fresh Water Sea) was applied to the estuary by Juan Diaz de Solis in 1516.

Buenos Aires is 10 hours ahead or behind New York?

Buenos Aires is GMT-3.

New York is (currently) GMT-5

So Buenos Aires is 2 hours ahead of New York.

What continent is agentina?

Argentina is found on the east coast of South America below Brazil and next to Chile.

Uruguay and Argentina's are two of the?

Argentina and Uruguay are two of

the wealthiest countries in South America.

What are the pampas in Argentina?

no, they are located in patagonia, argentina, uruguay, paraguay, bolivia, peru, equdor and brizal.

How long is the term of the president of Argentina?

presidents are in charge 4 years and can be re-elected one period

What time is sunset on Avril 2 in Buenos Aires Argentina?

You can calculate the time of sunrise and sunset easily by visiting the United States Naval Observatory web site's Sunrise & Sunset calculator. You will need the date, city and state for US locations, or the date, latitude, longitude and time zone for any other locations in the world.

The site is

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day

You can also calculate the times of sunrise and sunset for one year at a given location at the site:

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-year

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The following information is provided for Buenos Aires (longitude W56.4, latitude S34.6): Thursday

2 April 2009 Universal Time - 3h

SUN

Begin civil twilight 06:34

Sunrise 06:59

Sun transit 12:49

Sunset 18:39

End civil twilight 19:04

MOON

Moonset 23:09 on preceding day

Moonrise 14:20

Moon transit 19:17

Moonset 00:19 on following day

First quarter Moon on 2 April 2009 at 11:34 (Universal Time - 3h).

What is the name of the lake near cordoba Argentina?

the large lake to the northeast of cordoba is laguna mar chiquita

How long is Argentina from top to bottom?

The length of Argentina is 3,701 km (2,300 miles) from its border with Bolivia to southern Tierra del Fuego, an island it shares with Chile.

What is the distance from Venezuela and Argentina?

The distance from Venezuela to Argentina is 3,102 miles. This is the equivalent of 54,595 football fields in the United States.

Who is the Minister of Interior for Argentina?

Anibal Florencio Randazzo is the Minister of Interior for Argentina.