Why in the news?

• A groundbreaking expedition to Argentina’s Mar del Plata Canyon uncovered over 40 potential new deep-sea species, including glass squids and pink lobsters.

Argentina

• Location: Argentina is a South American country.
• Capital: Buenos Aires
• Fact: The second-largest country in South America after Brazil.
• Bordering Countries: Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay.
• Bordering Waterbodies: South Atlantic Ocean, Drake Passage.
• Disputed Territory: Falkland Islands with Britain
• Climate: Temperate Climate
• Local Wind: Pampero Winds
• Desert: Patagonia
• Grasslands: Pampas
• Economic Significance: Part of Lithium Triangle.