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This is an ode about Argentina. It is situated in the southern part of South America and Ushuaia (one of its towns) is the southernmost city in the world (Lines 1 & 5). It is the origin of the Tango dance (line 2) and has recorded the hottest and coldest temperatures in the continent (Sarmiento in Patagonia- 32.80C and Villa de Maria in the cordova province- 49.10C.) and the highest and lowest elevations (Santa Cruz-Laguna del Carbon-105m below sea level and Andes-the Aconcagua in Mendoza Province-6962m)- Lines 6 & 7. Argentina Cartoonist, Quirino Cristiani made and released the world’s first two animated feature films in 1917 and 1918 (line 11). It is the first country to use finger printing as the primary form of identification in crime- Francisca Rojas homicide on the 19th of June, 1892 (lines 12 & 13). Argentina is the home to Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi (line 17).