Martín García Island

Martín García Island is the southern half of an island in the . Martín García is in Uruguayan waters and was disputed between Argentina and Uruguay, but in 1973 they reached an agreement establishing it as Argentine territory to be used solely as a nature reserve.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Argentine island enclaved within the Uruguayan waters of the Río de la Plata
  • Also known as: “Đảo Martin Garcia”, “Île de Martin Garcia”, “Île Martín García”, “Ilha de Martín García”, “Isla de Martin Garcia”, “Isla de Martín García”, “Isla M. García”, “Isla Martin Garcia”, “Martin Garcia”, “Martin García”, and “Martin Garcia Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Aeropuerto de la Isla Martín García and Martín García Lighthouse.

Aerodrome
Photo: Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martin Garcia Island Airport is the airport of Isla…

Lighthouse
Photo: Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Martín García Island

Latitude
-34.18213° or 34° 10′ 56″ south
Longitude
-58.25071° or 58° 15′ 3″ west
Population
200
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
48Q3RP9X+4P
Geo­Names ID
3430802
Wiki­data ID
Q719903
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Martín García Island” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Martín García”
  • Armenian: “Մարտին-Գարսիա (կղզի)”
  • Armenian: “Մարտին-Գարսիա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Martin-Qarsiya adası”
  • Catalan: “illa Martín García”
  • Catalan: “Illa Martín García”
  • Cebuano: “Isla Martín García (pulo sa Arhentina, Provincia de Buenos Aires)”
  • Cebuano: “Isla Martín García”
  • Chinese: “馬丁加西亞島”
  • Chinese: “马丁加西亚岛”
  • Czech: “Martín García”
  • Dutch: “Martín García”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مارتين جارسيا ايسلاند @ڤالين_پيسينى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مارتين جارسيا”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Martín García”
  • Finnish: “Martín García”
  • French: “Martín García”
  • German: “Isla Martín García”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Μαρτίν Γκαρσία”
  • Hebrew: “איסלה מרטין גרסיה”
  • Ido: “Insulo Martín García”
  • Italian: “Martín García”
  • Japanese: “マルティン・ガルシア島”
  • Lithuanian: “Martino Garsijos sala”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Martín García”
  • Russian: “Мартин-Гарсия”
  • Spanish: “Isla Martín García”
  • Swedish: “Isla Martín García”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Martín García”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Martín García and Martín Chico.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Punta de la Gata and Punta Cañón.

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