Mar Chiquita
- For the saline lake in Córdoba Province, see Mar Chiquita, Córdoba
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.
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.
See also
External links
- Mar Chiquita launch site
- Municipal INformation Template:Es icon
- Mar Chiquita Partido official site Template:Es icon
37°44′45″S 57°25′39″W / 37.74583°S 57.42750°W
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