The climate and weather of Argentina varies greatly throughout the 2,780,400 square kilometers of land and water.in some parts of the country it is a long stretch of sub tropical forests .In Southern Argentina the temperatures vary from about 40 degrees to 80 degrees in the North . Argentina appears to be frozen in the south as it is fairly close to the continent of Antarctica . The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires which is located on the east coast of the country. Argentina stretches across the continent of South America. Argentina can experience 100 cm of rainfall a year,and as low as 20 cm. Argentina has the second largest population in South America.The longest river that runs through Argentina is the Parana river.If measured it is 3032 miles long and it runs through Uruguay and Argentina .