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Mar Chiquita

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Founded
  
16 June 1939

Local time
  
Monday 4:30 PM

Province
  
Buenos Aires Province

Mar Chiquita

Weather
  
23°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 60% Humidity

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Mar Chiquita is a coastal lagoon in the southeast province of Buenos Aires in eastern Argentina. It is located by the Atlantic coast, 30 km north of Mar del Plata.

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Map of Laguna de Mar Chiquita, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

The area is a natural reserve where a number of animal species live around Mar Chiquita. There is a small resort on the southern side of the lagoon with population of 487 people as of 2010.

The location was also used as a suborbital launch site at coordinates 37°45' south, 57°25' west between 1968 and 1972; eight sounding rockets of the types Arcas, two rockets of the type Orion-1, and a rocket of the type Dragon, were launched from the site.

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References

Mar Chiquita Wikipedia