Bahia blanca


a seaport in E Argentina.
Historical Examples

Darwin saw this bird as far north on the Atlantic coast as bahia blanca.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) P. L. Sclater

It was the coming of the railways which gave bahia blanca its leap forward.
The Amazing Argentine John Foster Fraser

I journeyed across it in a trip from Mendoza to bahia blanca, and, as the name denotes, it is a vast featureless plain.
The Amazing Argentine John Foster Fraser

The coast as far as bahia blanca examined, and extension of the frontier-line as far as that point.
Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata Woodbine Parish

The competition of two powerful railways assures bahia blanca of being well served both in the matter of docks and transport.
Argentina W. A. Hirst

One captain in that employ won a cool ten thousand dollars in bahia blanca.
Aliens William McFee

There are also commercial schools in Cordoba and bahia blanca.
The Amazing Argentine John Foster Fraser

This port is a little over four miles from bahia blanca, and has berths for ten vessels of less draught.
The Amazing Argentine John Foster Fraser

Nearly as large are two flour mills in bahia blanca; Rosario also has a couple of large mills.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile Henry Stephens

The success of bahia blanca lies in the back country known as the pampa.
The Amazing Argentine John Foster Fraser

noun
a port in E Argentina. Pop: 276 000 (2005 est)

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