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Which country is more climatically diverse, Australia or Argentina?
The patriot in me says Straya but they're probably not all that different. Australia has tropical and mediterranean climates and Argentina has high mountain and tundra climates.
Location: João Pessoa,Brazil(The easternmost point of Americas)
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Originally Posted by Ethereal
Which country is more climatically diverse, Australia or Argentina?
Interesting that both have 33 latitudinal range,Argentina from 22S to 55S and Australia from 10S to 43S.
But Argentina win here,it range from tropical climates in extreme northern regions,continental climates(Dsb/Dsc) on the Andes and sea level Subantartic climates in the southern regions.
This also shows in vegetation too,from nearly tropical forests in Northeastern(Missiones) to deciduous forests in central parts and along the Andes in south,while Australia vegetation doesnt change much due to lack of extreme cold(low elevations).
Location: João Pessoa,Brazil(The easternmost point of Americas)
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Here it is,i'll try to find the towns/cities with the lowest hardness zones based on my knowledge and information about inhabitated places in Southern Hemisphere(ouside Antarctic),I'll make for the 5 countries of South America(Brazil,Paraguay,Uruguay,Chile,Argentina),S outh Africa,Australia and New Zealand.
South America:
Brazil : Urupema(27S/1350m) -- 8B(-6.7C/-9.4C)
Paraguay : Encarnación(27S/100m) -- 9B(-1.1C/-3.9C)
Uruguay : Mercedes(33S/20m) -- 9A(-3.9C/-6.7C)
Chile : Balmaceda(45S/520m) -- 6B(-17.8C/-20.6C) < some years 6A or even 5B
Argentina : Perito Moreno(46S/390m) -- 7A(-15C/-17.8C) < some years 6B or even 6A
Southern Africa :
South Africa : Sutherland(32S/1470m) -- 8A(-9.4C/-12.2C)
Lesotho : Thaba-Tseka(28S/2240m) -- 8A(-9.4C/-12.2C)
Oceania :
Australia : Charlote Pass(36S/1964m) -- 7B(-12.2C/-15C).
New Zealand : Ophir(45S/305m) -- 7B(-12.2C/-15C).
I've made this list according to the normal annual low of thoses places,not counting extreme cold events of few years,if someone know other inhabitated places that is colder than thoses I posted above,feel free to comment and discuss.
Interesting that both have 33 latitudinal range,Argentina from 22S to 55S and Australia from 10S to 43S.
But Argentina win here,it range from tropical climates in extreme northern regions,continental climates(Dsb/Dsc) on the Andes and sea level Subantartic climates in the southern regions.
This also shows in vegetation too,from nearly tropical forests in Northeastern(Missiones) to deciduous forests in central parts and along the Andes in south,while Australia vegetation doesnt change much due to lack of extreme cold(low elevations).
Vegetation and climate should not always conform to each other. For instance, most of north NZ can grow subtropical plants, but climatically they're not subtropical per se. Over 90% of Australia is made up of eucalyptus trees, from the warmest and driest to the coldest and wettest areas. You can see that our vegetation has really nothing to do with our climate in most cases, unlike Argentina (where it's more botanically diverse).
However, when it comes to the diversity of their climate, you can make good arguments on both. Yes, Argentina fares well for having diverse climates considering its small size. Btw, I counted 12 climate zones in Argentina and 10 in Australia (maybe someone can recheck that):
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