Why Almost Nobody Lives In The Southern Half Of Argentina

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Argentina is an incredible country in so many ways. From the beating economic heart of Buenos Aires in the north, to the pure beauty of the Patagonian mountains and Tierra Del Fuego archipelago in the south. But despite the natural beauty of the south, the vast majority of Argentinians (about 41 million people) have opted to live in the northern half of the country, leaving a relatively scant 6 million people to inhabit the entire south.
So why don't more Argentinians live in the southern half of the country? And why does Argentina continue to claim the Falkland Islands as their own?
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  • @MartinReiter143
    @MartinReiter14319 күн бұрын

    When I rented a car in southern Patagonia, about the only advice the owner gave me was to NOT LET GO OF THE DOOR when it was open, so that the wind would not tear it off. Good advice.

  • @janejones8672

    @janejones8672

    18 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @mattmackewich9699
    @mattmackewich969921 күн бұрын

    South Argentina is just Argentina's Canada.

  • @stickynorth

    @stickynorth

    21 күн бұрын

    As a Canadian, I can confirm. N Argentina is like the USA and S Argentina is like the Canadian West... cooler, windier but still liveable... Just not as...

  • @maravreloaded

    @maravreloaded

    20 күн бұрын

    Argentina is Brazil's Canada. Colder and way less populated. Saludos desde Argentina.

  • @user-lk2ec4dn9o

    @user-lk2ec4dn9o

    20 күн бұрын

    @@maravreloaded excuse me im argentine and brasil is not cold like canada and alaska or ushuaia...south argentina is no way near to brasil mate not even close its not even hot ...south of argentina is like canada as they said and ushuaia reminds me of alaska..i was born in patagonia and the winds are cold

  • @tomvlogs8463

    @tomvlogs8463

    19 күн бұрын

    @@user-lk2ec4dn9obruh can you read? He said its the other way around.

  • @gonzapelayo

    @gonzapelayo

    18 күн бұрын

    NO

  • @BMWE90HQ
    @BMWE90HQ20 күн бұрын

    Same reason people don’t live in northern Canada….

  • @stlmo974

    @stlmo974

    18 күн бұрын

    but is not that cold in southern Argentina

  • @Booz2020

    @Booz2020

    17 күн бұрын

    Letz Go TRUDEAU 🇨🇳

  • @michaelsurratt1864

    @michaelsurratt1864

    15 күн бұрын

    @@stlmo974 not that cold is a completely useless statement. People from Finland will think -10° isn’t cold people from Mexico will think 60° is cold.

  • @stlmo974

    @stlmo974

    15 күн бұрын

    @@michaelsurratt1864 not that cold as northern Canada

  • @mharg6408

    @mharg6408

    14 күн бұрын

    @@stlmo974 Of course, but I think the wind is more intense in Patagonia, and some places doesn't have sufficient water

  • @joseluisdrimal
    @joseluisdrimal18 күн бұрын

    Despite being an American channel, you told what happened with Operation Condor, managed by the CIA. Congratulations for your seriousness, professionalism and neutrality! Hugs from argentina

  • @ryanrobinson5638

    @ryanrobinson5638

    7 күн бұрын

    It's somehow not a top 3 atrocity by us........ Which is really saying something. Boy do we not like talking about operation condor

  • @ezequielsaavedra9670

    @ezequielsaavedra9670

    2 күн бұрын

    Gracias a la CIA nos salvamos de ser hoy paises terroristas con ak-47 en las manos y tapabocas como sucede en medio oriente... El comunismo se habia apoderado de america del sur. Yo agradezco a las FFAA haber intervenido a pesar del precio.

  • @sanexpreso2944
    @sanexpreso294420 күн бұрын

    Southern Argentina has the strongest winds in the world outside of Antarctica, for those living in the Midwest or in the Rocky Mountains of the USA it's the same but on steroids

  • @maravreloaded

    @maravreloaded

    20 күн бұрын

    The difference is that we make our houses with solid materials. Not wood and cardboard like in the us.

  • @Booz2020

    @Booz2020

    17 күн бұрын

    Don't cry for Argentina MESSI

  • @kstreet7438

    @kstreet7438

    17 күн бұрын

    @@maravreloaded I guess another difference is that Americans can afford to heat their homes during winter

  • @brendacruz3716

    @brendacruz3716

    16 күн бұрын

    We too.

  • @paomirabet5967

    @paomirabet5967

    11 күн бұрын

    @@kstreet7438 No sólo que tenemos con que calentarnos, sino que tenemos la mejor carne del mundo, el mejor vino del mundo..😘

  • @FXwashere
    @FXwashere22 күн бұрын

    Going down south, according to me: Sandy beaches, palm trees, and beautiful weather. Going down south, according to Northern Argentines: *Patagonia*

  • @Th3Chuzzl3r

    @Th3Chuzzl3r

    21 күн бұрын

    Such a bizarre reality for a north hemisphere resident like myself, not to mention that they have winter in July and summer in December

  • @stickynorth

    @stickynorth

    21 күн бұрын

    Same sitch with Australia... The further South you go the colder and cloudier it gets. And in fact, Melbourne gets less sun per year than Edmonton, Alberta my hometown on native land at 53 degrees NORTH! Warmer? At certain times of the year sure, but sunnier? Nope!

  • @maikotter9945

    @maikotter9945

    20 күн бұрын

    @@stickynorth Hamburg (Germany) is located, roughly the same latitude as Edmonton (Alberta). "Daylight Saving Time" ... sucks! DST is most beloved in Italy!

  • @user-lk2ec4dn9o

    @user-lk2ec4dn9o

    20 күн бұрын

    theres no sandy beaches nor palm trees in the patagonia..its not africa nor middle east nor caribean lol

  • @loboar2808

    @loboar2808

    19 күн бұрын

    @@user-lk2ec4dn9o no entendiste, dice que para ellos el sur es cálido, pero para nosotros el sur es frío, simplemente geografia. Una curiosidad.

  • @TheAURELIANITO
    @TheAURELIANITO20 күн бұрын

    As an Argentinian, I don't consider Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area as part of the North and, in your map, it is just in the limit between North and South. If you ignore the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, the rest of Argentina is mostly empty with pockets of population that rarely exceed a million people. So while the facts stated in this video are correct, they are clearly misleading.

  • @maikotter9945

    @maikotter9945

    20 күн бұрын

    ein Beitrag des Montages, 1. Mai 2024 ° spring in most parts of Europe, in Cascadia, in New England, in parts of Asia ° autumn in Argentina, in Chile, in Southern Brazil, in Uruguay, in Southern Africa, in New Zealand, in parts of Australia The new "Messi-as" has arrived! Meanwhile Germany has become Basketball World Champion for Men in 2023! Diego Armando Maradona: "If Argentina becomes FIFA World Champions for Gentlemen, I will be running naked through Buenos Aires!" Italian Pope ... Italy becomes FIFA World Champion Polish Pope ... Poland becomes 3rd placed team at a FIFA World Cup German Pope ... Germany becomes FIFA World Champion Argentinian Pope ... Argentinia becomes FIFA World Champion I spot a structure ... ! May be the Netherlands should have a Pope of their own again! ° ... Simon von Uetrecht (15th century); Bishop von Rom ... Jorge Borghelio was born in Argentina. He is Pope Francis now and 87 years old men, sitting in a wheelchair, since "Good" Friday, 29th March 2024. Maxima, Queen-Consort of the Netherlands, was born in Argentina. Her father was a Argetinian Federal Minister, of the fasicts military gouvernment of Argentina. Maximas father, on purpose, was not inivited to the wedding of Willem-Alexander and Maxima, exactly because of that reason! Why Argentina took fascists from Europe, since 1945? The were/are fundamenalists! FIFA World Cup of 1978 in Argentina (fascist dictatorship) Second Group Stage 2; Federal Republik of Germany 3; Second Republik of Austria Who was the opponent? :) The Malwinen-Inseln are a British Overseas Territory, ... so is Gibraltar Town! The Malwinen, the Osterinseln and the 5 Guaynas should its their repsective own members federation of COMNEBOL! Brazil shall make 27 countries out of its current 27 states. Southern Argentinia shall become "La Republica del Rio de la Plata"! Chile´s Southern half shall become "La Republica del Patagonia"! COMNEBOL would have 43 member countries. These boarder changes, would make it easier, to claim at least 6 spots for COMNEBOL, of the FIFA World Cup for Gentlemen! ° "Estadio de Las Malvinas Argentinas" ... What a stupid name for a stadium! :) Citizens of Argentina, ... some of you could settle on the Falklands ... peacefully! "Die Internationale erkennt das Menschenrecht ...!"

  • @joaquinfonseca4858

    @joaquinfonseca4858

    20 күн бұрын

    Nose si lo notas pero ya me di cuenta lo trucho del video cuando puso en el mapa a mar del plata en mitad de la pampa JABZSJ

  • @Texan_christian1132

    @Texan_christian1132

    20 күн бұрын

    Thay are called Argentines NOT Argentinians

  • 19 күн бұрын

    “Nadie ignora que el Sur empieza del otro lado de Rivadavia..." Jorge Luis Borges

  • @Booz2020

    @Booz2020

    17 күн бұрын

    Slava ARGENTINA 🦾

  • @taotaoliu2229
    @taotaoliu222922 күн бұрын

    Southern Argentina is almost but not quite Antarctica.

  • @MatthewConnellan-xc3oj

    @MatthewConnellan-xc3oj

    21 күн бұрын

    lol.

  • @IRLSuperb

    @IRLSuperb

    21 күн бұрын

    The difference between that line in the thumbnails is the the temperature changes drastically. Like two different seasons. Most people rather stay in the north were it’s less cold

  • @mairhart

    @mairhart

    21 күн бұрын

    No more like Antarctica than Ontario and Quebec, but more mountainous and much more scenic.

  • @stickynorth

    @stickynorth

    21 күн бұрын

    @@mairhart Bingo! I'd move there and I'm from Northern Alberta... Which got snow today...

  • @mairhart

    @mairhart

    20 күн бұрын

    @@stickynorth My condolences on the snow :-)

  • @ElGranAguila
    @ElGranAguila21 күн бұрын

    I would love to go to Patagonia someday.

  • @timelessdays
    @timelessdays20 күн бұрын

    Just to note, Mar del Plata is a coastal town in the southeastern part of Buenos Aires.

  • @isaiasrodriguez8980
    @isaiasrodriguez898021 күн бұрын

    What a fantastic and insightful look at Argentina. It’s such a fascinating country. Buenos Aires is such a thrill. I truly hope that it can recuperate economically.

  • @zddxddyddw
    @zddxddyddw19 күн бұрын

    You incluced Mendoza in your map of Patagonia but that is wrong, Mendoza is parto of another geographic region called Cuyo. Also, you placed Mar del Plata inland when it is a coastal city. Other than that, great video and greetings from Buenos Aires!

  • @Tupavada
    @Tupavada15 күн бұрын

    Te aporto dos datos: En Argentina somos 46.23 millones de habitantes. Y las Malvinas son Argentinas simplemente por qué son parte de nuestra plataforma continental. (Si les cabe alguna duda, vayan a chequear los últimos mapas de la plataforma submarina de Argentina (consensuados mundialmente) y no les quedarán dudas. Buen video, un saludo desde Buenos Aires 🇦🇷💪🏻

  • @lioneldemun6033

    @lioneldemun6033

    7 күн бұрын

    Los Canal islas cerca de Normandía son parte de la plataforma continental pero Francia no hice una guerra contra el RU por esto archipiélagob

  • @javiermartinmehdi1914

    @javiermartinmehdi1914

    2 күн бұрын

    @@lioneldemun6033 Si yo voy un dia y te expulso de tu casa x la FUERZA ( eso hizo Gran bretaña en 1833) tu casa pasa a ser mia o vos tendrias derecho a reclamarla x mas tiempo q pase...???

  • @persona_comun

    @persona_comun

    Күн бұрын

    Soy argentino, y la verdad que el argumento de la plataforma continental es el menos fuerte de todos los argumentos que tiene Argentina para reclamar las Malvinas. El argumento más fuerte, y que se debería usar más, es que desde la independencia (1816) hubo población que se identificaba como argentina en las Islas, hasta que en 1833 el Reino Unido expulsó a la población Argentina e implantó población británica de forma violenta. Este es el verdadero motivo por el que las Malvinas son argentinas, y por el cual el referéndum del 2013 es inválido (ya que fue votado por población implantada de forma violenta)

  • @Tupavada

    @Tupavada

    20 сағат бұрын

    @@persona_comun Yo también soy Argentino. Y me apoyo en los tratados internacionales basados en las aprobaciones de la ONU y sobre todo en el trabajo científico realizado a través de los últimos 20 años por la Comisión Nacional del Límite Exterior de la Plataforma Continental (COPLA) No son hipótesis, es evidencia científica. www.ucsf.edu.ar/onu-aprueba-ampliacion-de-la-plataforma-continental-argentina/

  • @michaelzeballos6344
    @michaelzeballos634417 күн бұрын

    It's very simple. Most of the southern región is Patagonia, very windy most of the year, very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Not an easy climate to adapt yourself to. No centralization, long distances between cities and towns.

  • @WizardToby
    @WizardToby20 күн бұрын

    Southern Argentina (aka Patagonia) is basically antarctica. Cold snowy tundra down there and lots of penguins.

  • @maravreloaded

    @maravreloaded

    20 күн бұрын

    Just the tip at Tierra del Fuego.

  • @WizardToby

    @WizardToby

    20 күн бұрын

    @@maravreloaded true I guess it would gradually get colder as you go south in Patagonian Steppe.

  • @mrdarkside4071

    @mrdarkside4071

    8 күн бұрын

    What an ignorant remark..Antarctica is deserted ice fields and moving icebergs, Patagonia is habitable and has humans settlements permanently.

  • @WizardToby

    @WizardToby

    8 күн бұрын

    @@mrdarkside4071 would it be less “ignorant” to compare Patagonia to Alaska then?

  • @ottotcherrig3480

    @ottotcherrig3480

    7 күн бұрын

    @@WizardToby There´s different zones in Patagonia.Andes valleys and lakes are one of the beautiful landscapes in the world.Central steppe is arid and windy.The coast is beautifull,plenty of animals and very windy.The extreme south don´t have permafrost.

  • @Yormsane
    @Yormsane21 күн бұрын

    Thank you for mentioning the effects of Operation Condor. Strange how other history & geography channels turn a blind eye to one of Henry Kissinger's nastiest pet projects.

  • @stickynorth

    @stickynorth

    21 күн бұрын

    Bingo! This deserves more than its own video, probably a series on it...

  • @M.L.Knotts

    @M.L.Knotts

    20 күн бұрын

    Yea but calling it right wing is just plain ignorant

  • @miliba

    @miliba

    20 күн бұрын

    It was necessary to prevent Soviet expansion. Nowadays nobody gives a damn about leftist governments because the USSR is no more

  • @Yormsane

    @Yormsane

    20 күн бұрын

    ​@@M.L.Knotts So how would you describe Operation Condor? Do enlighten us.

  • @mike4181

    @mike4181

    20 күн бұрын

    The video is IGNORANT on Operation Condor. The Dictatorships were alredy on power years before the Meeting to share the Soviets Comunist Spys within the countries of Origin. Didnt Explain any Context, even the Story is Left side written, NO Context of Rusia involve told.-

  • @MAuric10bal
    @MAuric10bal18 күн бұрын

    I live in this "southern" part (close to Mar del Plata) and it's absolutely livable. The weather is temperate cold and not bad at all. With better policies that promote productive activities, (like the expected offshore gas and oil) and decent healthcare is as good as any other part of the world.

  • @LevisH21

    @LevisH21

    9 күн бұрын

    Southern Argentina must be similar to what Alaska might be for USA. and the Falklands would probably be the Hawaii for Argentina, but they are part of UK.

  • @rodolfodicarlo7819

    @rodolfodicarlo7819

    9 күн бұрын

    @@LevisH21 Not quite the same climate though

  • @MAuric10bal

    @MAuric10bal

    9 күн бұрын

    @@LevisH21 only parts of Patagonia might be comparable to Alaska. In Buenos Aires province is less cold than cities like New York or Chicago.

  • @voice.of.reason

    @voice.of.reason

    8 күн бұрын

    I bet the weather there is better than in the UK

  • @rodolfodicarlo7819

    @rodolfodicarlo7819

    7 күн бұрын

    @@voice.of.reason I doubt it...

  • @dr.woozie7500
    @dr.woozie750021 күн бұрын

    Argentina has the most fertile region of South America, yet they somehow fumbled and are the 23rd largest economy in the world behind countries such as Belgium.

  • @mairhart

    @mairhart

    21 күн бұрын

    As noted, the colonial powers frequently intervene to extract wealth, interspersed with populist backlash that doesn't manage economies well for long-term growth.

  • @stickynorth

    @stickynorth

    21 күн бұрын

    Whenever nations are heavily subject to foreign interference and intervention like Canada, Argentina or Australia their economies will always suffer thanks to the geopolitical and economic might of Super powers who will do everything they can to control or kill the competition even form friendly nations... Bombardier C Series now Airbus A220 vs Boeing anyone? Thanks to Boeing, Bombardier basically collapsed as a jet-maker other than for the Global Express private aircraft it's still known for...

  • @hanschristopherson8056

    @hanschristopherson8056

    20 күн бұрын

    Short term gain

  • @uxb2001

    @uxb2001

    20 күн бұрын

    Socialism!

  • @mairhart

    @mairhart

    20 күн бұрын

    @@uxb2001 Trump is a socialist, demanding that businesses do his bidding or else,

  • @juanpedronardin8596
    @juanpedronardin859620 күн бұрын

    Hi, an Argentine here and fan of this channel. Great video, I liked it, but I have some notes to amplify the information: -Patagonia is very underpopulated not only because its weather (the main reason of course), but also because it was incorporated later to the country unlike the north. They took part of the country since the 1880 decade (this isn't the case of Malvinas Islands tho). However in the last couple of decades, the patagonian provinces have been the ones that have grown the most in porcentual terms. Tierra del Fuego has particularly grown in a 50% between 2010 and 2022 census. They are still the most underpopulated ones of course, but they are going in a good way. -The contrast in population goes mainly between the full pampean region (Provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Santa Fe and Entre Rios, and the City of Buenos Aires) with 30 million of people (almost 66% of the country's population) and the rest of the country with 16 million. La Rioja and Catamarca are also very underpopulated provincies (300k and 400k people respectively) like the Patagonia, but this two are located in the north west of the country. -Mar del Plata is located in the coast, in the extreme south east of Buenos Aires Province. -I think you exposed well in a respectful and correct way both official positions related with Malvinas Islands (generaly north americans and europeans are limited to show or explain only the British position) which is fine. I just would like to add in the world map, that all Latin American countries supports the Argentinian position in the claim. Nonetheless I would like to recognize in the good sense the fact that you mentioned Operation Condor, an atrocious historical event that generally is omitted by people from North America or Europe. I have great respect for you for that.

  • @Texan_christian1132

    @Texan_christian1132

    20 күн бұрын

    Finally someone who says Argentines NOT Argentinians

  • @juanpedronardin8596

    @juanpedronardin8596

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Texan_christian1132 I use both, just like in this long comment.

  • @Texan_christian1132

    @Texan_christian1132

    20 күн бұрын

    @@juanpedronardin8596 only Argentine

  • @Tony_417

    @Tony_417

    19 күн бұрын

    The Falkland Islands will always remain British, per the will of the people living there. Argentina needs to wake up and get over it

  • @user-xu3bg7zh9c

    @user-xu3bg7zh9c

    18 күн бұрын

    @@Tony_417 that population was implanted by the british empire so I dont care what they think, if they want to be british they can go there. Imagine if the pro-english people on the USA were given the choice to remain british during their independence... you would have cities or even entire states considered british land inside the United States, thats not how things work. If some day the Malvinas are finally given back to Argentina, those people must accept it or get the f*ck out asap.

  • @BryTheGuy55
    @BryTheGuy5521 күн бұрын

    You have great videos, Geoff! ❤

  • @LearningSpanishwithDrL
    @LearningSpanishwithDrL20 күн бұрын

    Great video!

  • @robertoblanco3494
    @robertoblanco349419 күн бұрын

    Great video, good job. Thank you for the information Geoff

  • @frequentlycynical642
    @frequentlycynical64220 күн бұрын

    No mention of the Pampas as a major cattle region? Cattle came WAY before crops.

  • @samanthahernandez441
    @samanthahernandez44118 күн бұрын

    This is an amazing video. I learned a lot.

  • @afevre11
    @afevre11Күн бұрын

    As an argentinian, nice video! Just two minor mistakes: 1) Mar del Plata is located on the coast of BsAs Province, no inland. 2) Neuquén population is approximately triple than the video claims (~720 k)

  • @danielclingen34
    @danielclingen3420 күн бұрын

    I hated geography in high school, idk what got me to click on the first video of yours but ever since I can’t stop, every time they pop up. Your videos are so interesting.

  • @malikshabazz2065
    @malikshabazz206518 күн бұрын

    great stuff!

  • @nickd717
    @nickd71720 күн бұрын

    Ok, the answer for almost all these videos is the same: IT’S TOO COLD! But in this case it’s something different. It’s because it’s too Chile down there.

  • @user-lk2ec4dn9o

    @user-lk2ec4dn9o

    20 күн бұрын

    chilli

  • @fantastiskchow8830

    @fantastiskchow8830

    13 күн бұрын

    Hahahahahahahahahahah

  • @renatoe9648
    @renatoe964821 күн бұрын

    Kinda annoying that México keeps being referenced as the center of spanish control when Lima was the center for South América and directly administered argentina til the 1770's (aprox)

  • @maravreloaded

    @maravreloaded

    20 күн бұрын

    Yankees

  • @cardsharper1909

    @cardsharper1909

    18 күн бұрын

    taco sombrero burrito mentality

  • @martinra6040

    @martinra6040

    16 күн бұрын

    @@cardsharper1909 se nota que sabes mucho de argentina.

  • @Ralph-em8xh
    @Ralph-em8xh20 күн бұрын

    Awesome video dude! So much information and great visuals. I wish we had dudes like you and videos back in the seventies when I was in junior high and high school. We only had books and the occasional black and white movies of boring and repeated scenes of crap like banana trading with other countries. The only fun was getting the teacher to play the movies in reverse. Cool teachers would. Since even they knew the movies were boring back then. My favorite one to run backwards was one of lizards that run on their back legs. We were simple back then. Again great video. I'm 63 and I still like learning keeps the brain going along with the weed.

  • @fernandog.dabramo9664
    @fernandog.dabramo966415 күн бұрын

    Geoff, something similar happens in the Midwest USA (Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, etc.), and of course in Canada. Patagonian hinterland areas have several weather constraints in winter, reaching -10F. However, in 1983 there was a project to move the country's Capital to Viedma by the Rio Negro and the sea, as Brazil did in the 50's with Brasilia to set sovereignty in their Mata Atlantica hinterland.

  • @Arsontapir
    @Arsontapir21 күн бұрын

    10 bucks say its cause you can't farm in it

  • @liquidfloyd2588

    @liquidfloyd2588

    20 күн бұрын

    Totally wrong actually. Foreigners own the land and wont let you farm in it

  • @GORULLA

    @GORULLA

    18 күн бұрын

    @@liquidfloyd2588 cause it’s impossible to farm in it. It’s just all gravel desert. Yes the main sediment there isn’t sand it’s actually gravel

  • @floretionguru2977
    @floretionguru297718 күн бұрын

    If Buenos Aires is the largest city and is right on the border between the north and the south, I would think whether it counts as a northern or southern city also greatly contributes to why so many ore people are in the North, i.e. it is mostly a matter of definition.

  • @user-xu3bg7zh9c

    @user-xu3bg7zh9c

    18 күн бұрын

    the place where he place the division line is wrong. The region oficially considered as "the south" is like 1/3 of the country, Buenos Aires is the most populated province (its shaped as the letter "P") and the city of Buenos Aires (capital of both, the province and the country) is at the north of said province. He pointed the city of Buenos AIres as "the north" but the whole province is located in what we consider "the center" of the country. The most populated part of the country (where the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santa Fe are located) is simply considered "the center". The part we consider as "the north" is also wrongly marked here, as it would be about 20% of the country or so (its... the part on top of the center, lol). There are a lot of regions, but to be very simplistic just think of it as divided in 3 instead of 2 like he did in the video, the most populated part is not the north, but the middle one. If you imagine it as a videogame map, the south would be snow, the middle would be green plains, and the north would be desert and mountains lol.

  • @santidiedrich

    @santidiedrich

    11 күн бұрын

    @user-xu3bg7zh9c Buenos Aires city is not the capital of Buenos Aires province, that's La Plata. The city of Buenos Aires (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires) is an autonomous district since the constitutional reform in 1994 and it has been separated from the province of Buenos Aires since 1880. Like its own little province.

  • @user-xu3bg7zh9c

    @user-xu3bg7zh9c

    11 күн бұрын

    @@santidiedrich Sisi tenes razón, puse cualquier cosa. Buenos Aires es la capital del país y La Plata es la capital de la provinca jajaja

  • @joestutzman4519
    @joestutzman451920 күн бұрын

    Now I want to move there. Thanks, Geoff!

  • @liquidfloyd2588

    @liquidfloyd2588

    20 күн бұрын

    Please dont. Stay where you are

  • @tvo6453
    @tvo645321 күн бұрын

    Fun Fact…if you ever visit Argentina, a great conversation starter is to bring up how great Argentina was in the Falkland War.

  • @Nozzred

    @Nozzred

    20 күн бұрын

    As to ask New Zealanders "Where are them kangaroos then?" when you landed...

  • @maikotter9945

    @maikotter9945

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Nozzred In a zoologic garden?

  • @IERServer

    @IERServer

    20 күн бұрын

    Conversely, if you mention the Malvinas are (actually) British, civilized people will look at you like if you just said the n word, whereas the uncivilized will fight you.

  • @Booz2020

    @Booz2020

    17 күн бұрын

    MESSI in Miami these days 🤯

  • @user-ye5xg8th5e

    @user-ye5xg8th5e

    7 күн бұрын

    Cómo preguntarle a un Inglés: por qué la estrella del escudo de la camiseta de su selección de fútbol casi no se ve? será por tantos años? o por tímida?

  • @David-kf9no
    @David-kf9no12 күн бұрын

    That northern part of Argentina has the same latitude as Florida and the southern part is colder than its counterpart in the northern hemisphere for example its the same latitude as the USA eastern or the Mediterranean coast , both considered as warm and very populated and livable.

  • @pabloalvez915
    @pabloalvez91521 күн бұрын

    Tens of thousands of people of Welsh and English descent in SA (South Argentina): "Are we a joke to you?..."

  • @jonhjackson7224
    @jonhjackson722411 күн бұрын

    3:15 even there was an initiative to recognize Italian, German and Welsh as co-official languages ​​and French as a compulsory subject in schools, but only Welsh was recognized as co-official in the province of Chubut. In the 90s,Italian ,German and French coexisted in different institutes (French in business institutes and elementary schools, Italian and German in technical institutes), but educational reforms proclaimed English as a foreign language subject. So now Italian , Portuguese or French are subjects in tourism courses (but usually only Portuguese is obligatory) and Hochs is only taught in German schools.

  • @ElGranAguila
    @ElGranAguila21 күн бұрын

    Thanks you for sharing the reasons why the Southern Argentina is less populated.

  • @matthewbarabas3052
    @matthewbarabas305222 күн бұрын

    probably summed up as: poor farmland, poor climate, poor coastal areas.

  • @BERSERKERDEMON1

    @BERSERKERDEMON1

    20 күн бұрын

    I ve lived or travelled to Europe, Africa (Cameroon), Australia (Western Australia) and Argentina. Argentina is the best place of all. (effects of global warming are limited compared to Southern Europe where temperatures reach 49 Celsius degrees, also there is no water shortages, the Northern part of Argentina is very sunny which is a good thing for agriculture, the country has a lot of natural resources: gaz/oil/mines and one of the largest stream of the world to produce electricity). People are very friendly (very little delinquency in Buenos Aires you can go at night and sit on the grass of a square nothing will happen to you there are even families, ... people also help you if you get lost which will never happen in any multi millions population western city, and the food is amazing -unlike Australia/UK ) I ve yet to explore the rest of the country (north, west and south) but to me it's the best place of the world...

  • @matthewbarabas3052

    @matthewbarabas3052

    20 күн бұрын

    @@BERSERKERDEMON1 i live in canada. we are also quite resistant to global warming.

  • @jdlc903

    @jdlc903

    19 күн бұрын

    ​Your so full of caca . I e lived in 4 countries and food in UK is good, supermarkets/ market's provide everything and restaurant scene is world competitive ( Michelin restaurants). Btw when I lived in continental Europe I met loads of Argentinians who had escaped and abandoned Argentina for Europe.​@@BERSERKERDEMON1

  • @paomirabet5967

    @paomirabet5967

    11 күн бұрын

    QUÉ IGNORANTE.. !! TENEMOS LAS MEJORES TIERRAS..LA ZONA PAMPEANA, LA MÁS RICA DEL PLANETA PARA EL CULTIVO, GANADERÍA..TENEMOS LA MEJOR CARNE DEL MUNDO..EL MEJOR VINO..!!!

  • @brauliofernandesss
    @brauliofernandesss19 күн бұрын

    Mar del Plata position should be at the same latitude but at the coast (at the "mar" = sea).

  • @miserable.day1969
    @miserable.day19696 күн бұрын

    Jusy found your channel. You remind me of Harm de Blij, a billiant geographer from thr University of Chicago.

  • @ross5mk
    @ross5mk18 күн бұрын

    Can you do Pennsylvania's empty bell video?

  • @nonilan8179
    @nonilan817911 күн бұрын

    Argentina is wonderful, the people are good, there are many diversities and climate, the great dinosaurs were there, there are a lot of people and tourism.

  • @matteoluisrizzo
    @matteoluisrizzo19 күн бұрын

    what happened to the video on the great lakes mega region?

  • @jose.lisboa
    @jose.lisboa20 күн бұрын

    Mar del Plata is in the coast!!!

  • @raydunn8262
    @raydunn826221 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the great deep dive. 1. I knew it. Those darn mountains are part of the answer. 2. I recommend Geoff's excellent take on Chile, Argentina's western neighbor. Southern South America is called Patagonia, 10%/90%. It's like if one placed 10 shoelaces side to side. Chile would be the first one. One would guess all ten shoelaces had similar climates. Please guess why not. Hint only for non-Geoff subscribers: mountains. I always wondered why Prince weirdly titled a song as 'Mountains'. As always, Geoff answered my wonder. 3. Saudia Arabia is building a linear city in the desert. The planners should be talking to Argentina and especially Chile how they manage such lopsided countries. Chile is shaped like legs of Brooks Shields and Uma Thurman if they fasted for three months. a) Noem is the linear city that is 1,000 times east to west than it is north to south. b) It's going to be a 20 to 30 storied apartment building that will be a 1/2 city block continuing to go for 100 miles, climate change neutral. c) Even Geoff would have difficulty convincing the most gullible that this is being built. d) The planners admit that some technology is nowhere practical. e) It's like paying one million upfront for a one-way ticket to Mars in 2028. Flying on Musk Spaceways.

  • @ariellopez3332
    @ariellopez33322 күн бұрын

    Te faltó las islas Malvinas, Georgias y Sandwich del sur, en el mapa de Argentina

  • @user-uk8hw4uf9o
    @user-uk8hw4uf9oКүн бұрын

    It is too cold there

  • @iFlashScarlet
    @iFlashScarlet21 күн бұрын

    in Brazil its the opposite, few in the north, everyone in the south lmao, north is way hotter and also due to the amazon

  • @andreisilkin9722
    @andreisilkin972221 күн бұрын

    I had a question "where are the bigger cities in Southern Argentina?" Now I know thanks to your video! I liked your story!

  • @sanexpreso2944

    @sanexpreso2944

    20 күн бұрын

    Although Mar del Plata's location is wrong, it put it inland and is a coastal city

  • @maravreloaded

    @maravreloaded

    20 күн бұрын

    Center. Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario all in the middle

  • @user-ye5xg8th5e

    @user-ye5xg8th5e

    7 күн бұрын

    Puerto Madryn - Rio Gallegos - Rio Grande -

  • @tanybrachid
    @tanybrachid11 күн бұрын

    I've always seen the Patagonia as the Siberia of the southern hemisphere: Uninhabited and underdeveloped, but undeniably beautiful.

  • @MartinReiter143
    @MartinReiter14319 күн бұрын

    The Patagonian steppe is the world’s largest gravel deposit.

  • @user-wp3cy3fl2j
    @user-wp3cy3fl2j21 күн бұрын

    Excellent Geoff, good work!

  • @memcmzor
    @memcmzor20 күн бұрын

    Fairness as a person from 🇨🇦 I clam that the Falklands/Islas Malvinas - be Argentinian🇦🇷

  • @jennijenjenjen

    @jennijenjenjen

    20 күн бұрын

    Why?

  • @maravreloaded

    @maravreloaded

    20 күн бұрын

    ​@@jennijenjenjenwhy not? It's an opinion and you can't prohíbe them

  • @jennijenjenjen

    @jennijenjenjen

    20 күн бұрын

    @@maravreloaded okay

  • @maikotter9945

    @maikotter9945

    20 күн бұрын

    1st amendment of US Federal Constitution!

  • @memcmzor

    @memcmzor

    20 күн бұрын

    It is geographically located much closer to Argentina however English still could be a spoken there yeah

  • @Emboleitor
    @Emboleitor12 күн бұрын

    Great video. Only criticism I'd make is that you drew the north/south divide too far "up"; Mar del Plata and Mendoza are still in a populated and livable area, so the line could be somewhere south Bahia Blanca to Neuquén. Note apart, Rosario and Cordoba are never considered part of the North, but Central area; and you made too many simplifications in the geographical part.

  • @kjhuang
    @kjhuang19 күн бұрын

    I haven't watched the video yet but I'm gonna take a wild guess: few people live in southern Argentina cuz it's cold. Edit: Just watched it, and yeah I was right, though there are a few other reasons. I think the other reasons stem from the climate though.

  • @crouton5892
    @crouton589220 күн бұрын

    I’d love to see a video on the US state of Maine!

  • @maikotter9945

    @maikotter9945

    20 күн бұрын

    ein Beitrag des Mittwoches, 1. Mai 2024 At the State of Maine level, English and French, both are official languages! At the US Federal level, there is no official language! Happy Labour Day!

  • @FeliceChiapperini
    @FeliceChiapperini20 күн бұрын

    Very well researched video.

  • @fernandog.dabramo9664
    @fernandog.dabramo966415 күн бұрын

    By the way, less people in some regions means less contamination and better environmental balance. Fires caused by human action are a serios problem for natural old forests sirvival.

  • @fede_brenner
    @fede_brenner20 күн бұрын

    You put mar del plata in the wrong place in the map lol. 11:02

  • @sylverpau
    @sylverpauСағат бұрын

    I think it's weird where you draw the line from north to south. Mar del Plata and Bahía Blanca would not belong to the same geographical divide as Patagonia. They are much closer to Buenos Aires. I think we consider Patagonia as the south only.

  • @DCFunBud
    @DCFunBud20 күн бұрын

    I don't think you covered the acquisition of Patagonia which was claimed in its entirety by Chile until the War of the Pacific c.1879, when the border was decided.

  • @zddxddyddw

    @zddxddyddw

    19 күн бұрын

    Argentina also claimed it historically, not just Chile. It was just decided that each country would keep their side of the Andes and that was it.

  • @DCFunBud

    @DCFunBud

    19 күн бұрын

    @@zddxddyddw Yes, you are correct.

  • @user-sc5lb2pf8i
    @user-sc5lb2pf8i12 күн бұрын

    Vivir con amor organizadamente pueblos Nativos de Argentina.❤❤😮😮

  • @CrissTRG
    @CrissTRG8 күн бұрын

    not empty just a buch of welsh lads

  • @freekingfreaking246
    @freekingfreaking2462 күн бұрын

    That first map is absolutely incorrect. The part in red doesn't include Buenos Aires and that's the only way you can get that figure of 40million people.

  • @rodolfovaldes3149
    @rodolfovaldes314914 күн бұрын

    Don't even think about it!! You get my message.

  • @rossana1827
    @rossana18273 күн бұрын

    I think that the data from the last National Census of 2022 must be taken into account, which indicates that the Federal Capital (CABA) has 3,120,612 inhabitants, while Greater Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires suburbs or AMBA) has 10,865,182 inhabitants, while that within the Province of Buenos Aires there are 6,703,871. The rest divided into different capitals of the rest of the provinces, with a total population of 46,044,703 inhabitants... throughout the country... To truly understand the idiosyncrasy of a country, we must understand how its population is distributed. That determines part of their customs. Gracias por estar obsecionados con nosotros 😅 ... somos el mejor país del mundo ❤ ... qué podemos hacer?? Lo sabemos 🤷‍♀️...somos así ...👍🇦🇷🇦🇷❤️🇦🇷🇦🇷

  • @gunnarsgarageband6384
    @gunnarsgarageband63847 күн бұрын

    As a Swede, this reminds me of my home country in quite many ways. Our North is also sparsely populated, but critical since it harbors vast quantities of natural resources. I don't know too many details, but much of it was effectively colonized from the local Sami people, which is a dark stain on our history, with some consequences being felt to this day. Keep up the good work, would be cool if you did an episode on Sweden!

  • @yodorob
    @yodorob14 күн бұрын

    Just add Uruguay (which has tons in common geographically, culturally, etc. with the Argentine core of Buenos Aires, Rosario, Entre Rios, etc.) to Argentina's north, and this video would basically stay the same.

  • @kidangel101
    @kidangel10120 күн бұрын

    5:50 This is a Geography channel my man. Name the countries.

  • @Kariakas
    @Kariakas19 күн бұрын

    Canada and Taiwan are the UKs and/or US’s lackey, not like they have a real opinion.

  • @abddz9234
    @abddz92343 күн бұрын

    algeria also the same 43 million people lives in the north in just 17 % of the area but 4.5 million people lives in the rest 2 .1 million km square i hope you make avideo about it

  • @Maximopaccioretti
    @Maximopaccioretti19 күн бұрын

    Not only is the south of Argentina unpopulated, but the entire west of the country as well. The population (+70%) is concentrated in the Pampas area, in the center-east of the country near the Atlantic. This is because they are dry and arid regions and there was never immigration in those regions. and finally, the part that says NORTH is not right. You are mixing regions.

  • @ZakhadWOW
    @ZakhadWOW20 күн бұрын

    See Canda for an analogue

  • @claudiomaxl8488
    @claudiomaxl848817 күн бұрын

    In thumbnail the dividing line isn't placed correctly, it's much further south, parallel 38 south,... where the line in thumbnail is incorrectly placed is precisely the most densely populated region that extends from Rosario (second largest city in Argentina) to Bahia. Blanca in the south of the province of Buenos Aires

  • @robertocorona9658
    @robertocorona965817 күн бұрын

    Te falto la Mesopotamia Argentina la oarate mad húmeda del pais noreste

  • @FernandoDavidGutierrez
    @FernandoDavidGutierrez11 күн бұрын

    I can't believe my little town of Cafayate (6:05) appears in a gringo video or I don't know where it's from but, thank you. I am a descendant of native peoples from the south of the province of Salta and if it helps you at all we have nothing to do with Bolivia since the Incas and the Diaguitas (where I come from) are not the same.

  • @nixcails
    @nixcails21 күн бұрын

    Talking about waves of migration in the late industrial age you omit the huge Cornish and Welsh dispora especially around Chebut Provincia who moved there after the metal mining in North Wales (Gogledd Cymru)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Cornwall (Kernow) this gives Argentina the distinction of having one of the largest Welsh/Cornish speaking communities outside of the Brythonnic world. I also note you didn't include Las Islas Malvinas in your boundary of Argentina. That said the 1982 conflict of sovereignty was also part of the dirty war to distract the public from domestic issues. Both Galtierri and Thatcher pushed the flag waving agenda to distract from social unrest domestically and as usual the USA sat on the fence instead of trying to broker peaceful resolution. The main reason the British far right government since 2010 maintains the claim on the Falkland Islands is the fishing and mineral rights. And that's what annoys China and Russia since Chinese vessels rarely get fishing licences and Russia is unhappy about potential gas and oil extraction by Western nations brokered through the UK Government. The other reason the Falkland Islands are kept is servicing Antarctic Territory and for Military Strategy purposes. With Mount Pleasant Airport [MPN] a ready made airbase for NATO-OTAN and other allied forces and plenty of deep water to 'hide' V-Class (and New Dreghtnought) ICBM capable submarines. The irony is joint sovereignty deals between UK and Argentina were started to be brokered by Chile in the 1970's but nothing came of it and now Stanley is officially a UK city it's unlikely anything will come to the table especially whilst UK is in an economic mess and overstretching military needs to other conflicts. I have it direct from Chileans I work with that Chile 🇨🇱 is pronounced ChillE by natives.

  • @Aydin-Adam

    @Aydin-Adam

    18 күн бұрын

    I just learned about the Welsh-Argentines the other day from Simon Wilson’s excellent video

  • @Gabriel-bt1nx
    @Gabriel-bt1nx3 күн бұрын

    I live in the south of argentina and yes, i do have a penguis like a pet

  • @damiannapoli4866
    @damiannapoli48663 күн бұрын

    El plan "andina" te suena?

  • @danieldominguez8610
    @danieldominguez86102 күн бұрын

    Argentina gran pais .

  • @javierperalta7648
    @javierperalta7648Күн бұрын

    Rio Colorado is the limit of Patagonia. If you use that limit then the population living south is way way less,

  • @valentinesteban8566
    @valentinesteban856620 күн бұрын

    It is strange to talk about buenos aires, cordoba and santa fe being in the north. They are considered to be at the center of the country

  • @hypercomms2001
    @hypercomms200111 күн бұрын

    Patagonia.... I am sure that is where paddington Bear resides!!

  • @dpcnreactions7062
    @dpcnreactions706221 күн бұрын

    I remember watching the Falklands Island war on tv when it happened.

  • @FloboBoyce
    @FloboBoyce20 күн бұрын

    I feel this 15 minute video could've been done in like 5

  • @DanielWatson-vv7cd
    @DanielWatson-vv7cd11 күн бұрын

    Seems like it's too cold to live in southern Argentina.

  • @RominaSchneider-hk9qc
    @RominaSchneider-hk9qc14 күн бұрын

    That map is wrong, you should have decided where the province of Buenos Aires ends

  • @Valkenvr
    @Valkenvr3 күн бұрын

    Mar del Plata city is on the coast.

  • @marioariza1905
    @marioariza190520 күн бұрын

    Goeff, curious about your decision to include the province of Buenos Aires as part of the “south” of the country. It’s physically integrated into the north’s infrastructure and economically dependent on it. Cities such as Bahia Blanca are part of the broader provincia.

  • @luchodib
    @luchodib3 күн бұрын

    You forgot to indicate on the map the two argentine islands located east of Patagonia. Malvinas Argentinas.

  • @angelogarcia2189
    @angelogarcia218920 күн бұрын

    Antarctica proximity?

  • @emmanuelc9048
    @emmanuelc904817 күн бұрын

    Te falto la isla de los estados

  • @Coyote27981
    @Coyote279814 күн бұрын

    That is being quite generous to be honest ... i mean 1/3 of Argentina's population lives in the metropolis that is Buenos Aires and its surroundings (specially if you include La Plata). If you include another 6 cities (yeah those are mostly on the northern half only Mar del Plata is on the southern half of your map ... barely) you got half of the total population in 8 cities. So yeah thats basically 99.99% of Argentina's territory for ~25m people... the rest of the country is basically empty. Btw, not sure where did you get that "Viceroyalty of New Spain" map ... but thats completely wrong, and in no way has any relationship with the reason Argentina started its independence movement. For starters, Spain had the "Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata" which in turn was created from the "Vireroyalty of Peru" which spanned most of South America. The reason for Argentina's independence movement, was Napoleon. When he invaded Spain, and removed the king, and put a pawn on the throne (He removed Fernando VII and replaced it with Jose Bonaparte). An independence movement of loyalist to the true king was started in Argentina. This happened in 1810. By 1813 when Fernando VII regained the throne in Spain ... an indepencence from Spain movement had started and they fought the Spanish until oficially claiming independence in 1816 (and thats the reason why Argentina has 2 independence days :) ).

  • @himbuxterrafux9525
    @himbuxterrafux952516 күн бұрын

    The climate??

  • @HeavyTopspin
    @HeavyTopspin18 күн бұрын

    You forgot about the indigenous "giants" that appear on the old Spanish maps! 😆

  • @tw5035
    @tw503519 күн бұрын

    Bit longwinded. Sounded a bit like AI

  • @helloim3j
    @helloim3j19 күн бұрын

    This could've been a 3 minute video.

  • @JustVisiting
    @JustVisiting19 күн бұрын

    Because it’s cold out there.

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