Argentine Sea

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2009) Argentine Sea, off the atlantic coast of Argentina The Argentine Sea (Spanish: Mar Argentino) refers to the sea within the continental shelf off the Argentine mainland. It is a term often related to the Argentine claims to both the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. It is located in the South Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Argentina, extending from the approximate latitude of Montevideo, Uruguay, southward to Tierra del Fuego, and is situated about 500 miles (800 km) north of Antarctica. The Argentine Sea has a surface of 386,102 sq. mi. (1,000,000 km²) and is one of the largest seas in the world. The average depth of sea is 3,952 feet (1,205 m) and maximum depth is 7,296 feet (2,224 m) The Argentine Sea progressively widens going southward, in contrast with the narrowing of the continental mass. The sea platform has a series of plateaus which descend to the east as large terraces or steps. Because of its stair-shaped plateaus, the Argentine Sea is similar morphologically to the Extra-Andean Patagonia. The Falkland Islands are also located within the platform of the Argentine Sea. See also Atlantic Ocean Scotia Sea v · d · eEarth's oceans and seas Arctic Ocean Amundsen Gulf · Barents Sea · Beaufort Sea · Chukchi Sea · East Siberian Sea · Greenland Sea · Kara Sea · Kara Strait · Laptev Sea · Lincoln Sea · Prince Gustav Adolf Sea · Pechora Sea · White Sea Atlantic Ocean Adriatic Sea · Aegean Sea · Alboran Sea · Argentine Sea · Baffin Bay · Balearic Sea · Baltic Sea · Bay of Biscay · Bay of Bothnia · Bay of Campeche · Bay of Fundy · Black Sea · Bothnian Sea · Caribbean Sea · Celtic Sea · Central Baltic Sea · Chesapeake Bay · Davis Strait · Denmark Strait · English Channel · Greenland Sea · Gulf of Bothnia · Gulf of Finland · Gulf of Guinea · Gulf of Mexico · Gulf of Sidra · Gulf of St. Lawrence · Gulf of Venezuela · Hudson Bay · James Bay · Ionian Sea · Irish Sea · Labrador Sea · Ligurian Sea · Marmara Sea · Mediterranean Sea · Myrtoan Sea · North Sea · Norwegian Sea · Oresund Strait  · Sargasso Sea · Sea of Azov · Sea of Crete · Sea of the Hebrides · Thracian Sea · Tyrrhenian Sea Indian Ocean Andaman Sea · Arabian Sea · Bay of Bengal · Gulf of Aden · Gulf of Aqaba · Gulf of Khambhat · Gulf of Kutch · Gulf of Oman · Gulf of Suez · Laccadive Sea · Mozambique Channel · Palk Strait · Persian Gulf · Red Sea · Strait of Malacca · Timor Sea Pacific Ocean Arafura Sea · Banda Sea · Bering Sea · Bismarck Sea · Bohai Sea · Bohol Sea · Camotes Sea · Celebes Sea · Ceram Sea · Chilean Sea · Coral Sea · East China Sea · Flores Sea · Gulf of Alaska · Gulf of California · Gulf of Carpentaria · Gulf of Thailand · Gulf of Tonkin · Halmahera Sea · Java Sea · Koro Sea · Molucca Sea · Philippine Sea · Savu Sea · Sea of Japan · Sea of Okhotsk · Seto Inland Sea · Sibuyan Sea · Solomon Sea · South China Sea · Sulu Sea · Tasman Sea · Visayan Sea · Yellow Sea Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea · Bass Strait · Bellingshausen Sea · Davis Sea · Great Australian Bight · Gulf St Vincent · Ross Sea · Scotia Sea · Spencer Gulf · Weddell Sea Inland seaways and landlocked seas Aral Sea · Caspian Sea · Chott Melrhir · Dead Sea · Great Lakes · Great Salt Lake · Issyk Kul · Lake Balkhash · Lake Baikal · Lake Chad · Lake Chilwa · Lake Sevan · Lake Titicaca · Lake Turkana · Lake Urmia · Lake Van · Namtso · Pyramid Lake · Qinghai Lake · Salton Sea · Tonlé Sap Coordinates: 50°00′S 65°00′W / 50°S 65°W / -50; -65