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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Argentine Sea canonical 7
Argentine coastal waters 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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 coastal waters
linked to: Argentine Sea
Atlantic coast of Argentina partOf Argentine Sea
Strait of Le Maire locatedIn Argentine Sea
Pinamar locatedOn Argentine Sea
Golfo San Matías partOf Argentine Sea