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Argentina Argentina is triangular in shape and stretches c.2,300 mi (3,700 km) from its broad northern region near the Tropic of Capricorn to Tierra del Fuego, an island shared with Chile, in the south. On the
northeast, Argentina fronts on the Río de la Plata (an estuary and one of the major waterways of the Western Hemisphere), which separates Argentina from S Uruguay; its tributaries also act as international boundariesthe Uruguay River, with W Uruguay and S Brazil, and the Paraná, Paraguay, and Pilcomayo rivers, with Paraguay. The northwest boundary with Bolivia lies in the Gran Chaco and the Andes Mts. The western boundary with Chile follows the crestline of the Andes. The Atlantic Ocean borders Argentina on the east; there, off S Argentina, are the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), and the South Georgia, South Sandwich, and South Orkney islands, all dependencies of Great Britain that are claimed by Argentina. Argentina also claims a sector of Antarctica. The climate of Argentina varies from subtropical in the north to cold and windswept in the south, with temperate and dry areas found throughout much of the country. Precipitation, lowest along the E Andean slopes, increases markedly N and E across Argentina. The chief rivers of Argentina are the Paraná with its tributary, the Salado; the Colorado River; the Río Negro; and the Chubut. Argentina may be divided into six geographical regionsthe Paraná Plateau, the Gran Chaco, the Pampa (see under pampas), the Monte, Patagonia, and the Andes Mts. The Paraná Plateau in the extreme northeast is an extension of the highlands of S Brazil. It is the wettest part of Argentina and has a dense forest cover; tobacco, timber, and yerba maté are the chief products there. The spectacular Iguaçu Falls are in a national park located at the point where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay meet. * The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 * This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Argentina. Informational sites about local weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome. Please, do not submit sites in the Spanish language here. Send them to World/Español/Regional/América/Argentina instead. Esta categoría es para sitios en Idioma Inglés. Por favor no agregue sitios en otro idioma en esta categoría. Si su sitio está en español debe ser enviado a una subcategoría dentro de World/Español/Regional/América/Argentina. Aquesta categoria correspon a webs en anglès. Siusplau, no proposeu aquí webs en un altre idioma. Si una web està redactada en català haurà de ser enviada a la categoria corresponent dins de World/Català. Atal hau Ingelesez dauden guneentzat da. Mesedez, ez gehitu atal honetan beste hizkuntza baten dauden webguneak. Zure webgunea EUSKARAZ badago, World/Euskara -ren barne dagoen azpiatalen batera bidali behar duzu.
(less...) This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Bolivia. Informational sites about local
weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome.
(less...) This category contains a web directory of English-language sites relating to Brazil in general. Brazil makes up nearly half the total area of South America. To the north, west, and
south it borders every country except Chile and Ecuador. To the east, it is blessed with 4,600 miles of unspoiled, South Atlantic coastline, including some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Brazil's land mass totals 3,285,632 square miles, more than all the European countries combined or the continental United States. For more information about Brazil, see the Travel and Tourism section of this category.
(less...) This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Chile. Informational sites about local
weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome.
(less...) This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Colombia. Informational sites about
local weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome.
(less...) This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Ecuador. Informational sites about local
weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome.
(less...) The Falkland-Malvinas Islands Here in this category you will find English language web sites and pages containing a wealth of information about this disputed group of islands. The first recorded
landing on the Falkland Islands occurred in 1690 by an English captain, John Strong. He named the Islands after the then First Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Falkland. After years of varied settlements, Britain resumed occupation and asserted her full rights in the Falklands with a naval garrison at Port Louis in 1833. The British administration has been continuous and unbroken, apart from the 1982 Conflict, right up to the present day and many of the Islanders today are descended from the earliest settlers. The position of the United Nations on the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is contained in General Assembly resolution 31/49 of 1 December 1976 and subsequent resolutions of the General Assembly. Whatever views you have, whether Falklands or Malvinas, when you browse through this category you will find that the islanders have embraced Internet technology for presenting themselves and their views to the world. Thank you for choosing the Open Directory Project as your information resource.
(less...) Full country name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana Area: 215,000 sq km (83,850 sq mi) Population: 825,000 Capital city: Georgetown (pop 200,000)
People: 51% East Indian, 43% Afro-Guyanese, 4% Amerindian, 2% European & Chinese Language: English (though most Guyanese speak a creole), also Hindi and Urdu Religion: 57% Christian, 33% Hindu, 9% Muslim Government: Democracy
(less...) This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Paraguay. Informational sites about
local weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome.
(less...) This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Peru. Informational sites about local
weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome.
(less...) Sites in this category contain information about sports in South America.
Regions The physical environments of South America range from the Atacama Desert of Chile where years pass without measurable precipitation, to the dense Amazonian rain forest and from snow capped volcanoes
of the Andes Mountain Range to hot vast subtropical grasslands. Websites about or for multi-country regions of the South American continent.
(less...) Suriname is located on the north coast of South America. The capital city, Paramaribo, is located near the mouth of the Suriname river.
Transportation Includes transportation resources for those traveling to and from, and within South America.
Travel and Tourism This category is for English language sites pertaining to travel to from and within South America.
Uruguay This category is for English language sites providing information about the people, places, arts, culture, businesses, services, and organizations specific to Uruguay. Informational sites about local
weather, history, education, geography, government, and science are also welcome.
(less...) Full country name: Republic of Venezuela Area: 912,050 sq km (355,700 sq mi) Population: 21,051,000 Capital city: Caracas People:
67% mestizo; 21% European descent; 10% African descent; 2% Indian. There are approximately 200,000 Amerindians, remnants of a number of diverse semi-nomadic hunter-gather societies. Language: Spanish is the official language, but more than 30 Amerindian languages still survive, predominantly belonging to the Arawak, Cariban and Chibcha ethnolinguistic categories. Religion: 96% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant Government: Democracy
(less...) Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as
temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.
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