Mar del Plata (English spelling)

Japanese: マール･デル･プラタ（英語表記）Mar del Plata

A city on the Atlantic coast located 400 km south-southeast of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Population 512,880 (1991). Colonization began in the 1850s, and a fishing village was established. The town was founded in 1874, and developed as a fishing port with the development of Atlantic fishing, and currently accounts for more than 60% of the nation's total catch. It also developed as a resort, with beaches and casinos, and has been called the "Pearl of the Atlantic" and the "Monte Carlo of South America," attracting approximately 2 million summer vacationers every year.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アルゼンチンの首都ブエノス･アイレス市の南南東400kmに位置する大西洋岸の都市。人口51万2880(1991)。1850年代に植民が始まり漁村ができた。1874年に町が建設され，大西洋漁業の開発にともない漁港として発展し，現在，全国水揚量の60％以上を占める。またリゾートとしても発展し，海水浴場やカジノがあり，〈大西洋の真珠〉〈南アメリカのモンテ･カルロ〉と呼ばれ，毎年約200万人の夏季行楽客でにぎわう。

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