Argentina
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| - | + | Below you can find the charts required for safe navigation of the area and some helpfu links | |
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| + | [http://www.velerolaargentina.com/Ozi/Argentina/Argentina.htm Argentina Nautical Charts] | ||
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| + | [http://www.hidro.gov.ar Servicio de Hidrografìa Naval] | ||
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| + | [http://www.prefecturanaval.gov.ar Prefectura Naval Argentina] | ||
===Special Navigation Notes=== | ===Special Navigation Notes=== | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 12 December 2008
Argentina
| Argentina | |
 Argentina | |
 Flag | |
| Capital: | Buenos Aires |
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| Language: | Latin American Spanish |
| Currency: | Argentinian Peso, about 3 pesos to the US dollar in January 2008 |
| More notes about the country | |
Background
The background and history of Argentina is best observed on Wikipedia
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina, Spanish pronunciation: [reˈpuβ̞lika aɾxenˈtina]), is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city. It is the second largest country in South America by land area, and eighth in the world. Its continental area is 2,766,890 km² (1,068,302 sq mi), between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. Argentina borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south.
Climate & Weather
Charts
Below you can find the charts required for safe navigation of the area and some helpfu links
Argentina is an IALA B country ( red right returning).
Local Radio Nets
The Patagonian Cruisers' Net , 8164 USB, 0900 Chilean local time, covers the entire Argentinian coast and also the Malvinas/Falklands and South Georgia.
Arrival/Departure procedures
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Immigration & Customs
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Visas
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Health & Security
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Ports & Popular Stops
- Buenos Aires (Port of entry)
- Mar del Plata (Port of entry)
- Puerto Deseado (Port of entry)
- Puerto Madryn (Port of entry)
- Rio Gallegos (Port of entry)
- Santa Cruz (Port of entry)
- Ushuaia (Port of entry) (Has data)
Offshore Islands
Details?
Cruiser's Friends
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References & Publications
Books, Guides, etc.
- Charts and Waypoints - Argentina
Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions
Links to discussions on the CruiserLog Forum
External Links
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Personal Notes
Personal experiences?
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