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ID: 1019740 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1019740			Record Type: administrative

Mar del Plata (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 38 00 00 S degrees minutes			Lat: -38.0000 decimal degrees
Long: 057 32 00 W degrees minutes			Long: -57.5333 decimal degrees

Note: Originally an Indian work mission; explored by Portuguese who established fishing village & meat salting plant which was important until late 19th cen.; currently one of Argentina's leading ocean resort areas; has museums of art & natural science.

Names:

Mar del Plata (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:

World (facet)

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South America (continent) (P)

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Argentina (nation) (P)

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Buenos Aires (province) (P)

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Mar del Plata (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:

inhabited place (preferred, C)	............	first explored 1581, founded 1874
city (C)	............	established 1907
educational center (C)
transportation center (C)
tourist center (C)
resort (C)
fishing community (H)	............	1856
mission (H)	............	1746-1751

Sources and Contributors:

Mar del Plata..........	[VP Preferred]
..........................	Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 810
..........................	Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 120

Subject: .....	[VP]
..................	Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 810
..................	Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 120


Note:
English	..........	[VP]

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