Argentine Arm
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The Argentine Arm is a group of 11 star systems located within the Local Supercluster. The cluster includes eight colonized systems and two countries: the Argentine Republic and Republic of Chile. Both of these states are classified as legacy nations, sharing strong direct historical, cultural, and linguistic ties to nations that once existed on Earth.
Astrography
The Argentine Arm is situated spinward of the Elysian Fields and rimward of both the Encontro Das Águas and Bolivar Sea.
Translight Strings
There are a total of 12 translight strings connecting the 11 star systems of the Argentine Arm. The Sol De Mayo, Atacama, and Qhapaq Ñan systems are nexus systems of the cluster, with each having four strings converging on them.
| Star System | Astropolitics | Organizations | Settlement | Notes |
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| Andes |  Chile
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Capital system of Chile. | ||
| Atacama | Chile
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| Inti |  Argentina
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| Gran Chaco | ||||
| Parana | Argentina
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| Patagonia | Argentina
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| Qhapan Ñan | ||||
| Rio De La Plata | Argentina
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| Rosario | Argentina
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| Sol De Mayo | Argentina
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Capital system of Argentina. | ||
| Regional Interstellar Travel | ||||
| Argentine Arm - Encontro Das Aguas | Gran Chaco - Pantanal | |||
| Argentine Arm - Bolivar Sea | Qhapaq Ñan - Caracas | |||
| Argentine Arm - Elysian Fields | Qhapaq Ñan - Croix | |||
Etymology
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"). Demonym for the people of Argentina.
History
The Cold War
War of the Bolivar Sea
Conducted in the mid 23rd century, the War of the Bolivar Sea was an armed conflict fought between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Argentine Republic. The German Reich and Italian Social Republic supported the Argentine Republic in this conflict.