Paraná River
river in Argentinae
The Paraná River (Spaingie: Río Paraná, Portuguese: Rio Paraná) is a river in sooth Central South America, runnin throu Brazil, Paraguay an Argentinae for some 4,880 kilometre (3,030 mi).[2]
| Paraná River | |
| Rio Paraná, Río Paraná | |
| River | |
 Paraná River seen frae Zárate, Buenos Aires Province, Argentinae
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| Kintras | Argentinae, Brazil, Paraguay |
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| Region | Mesopotamia, Argentinae |
| Primar soorce | Paranaíba River |
| - location | Rio Paranaíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| - elevation | 1,148 m (3,766 ft) |
| - lenth | 1,070 km (665 mi) |
| - coordinates | 19°13′21″S 46°10′28″W / 19.22250°S 46.17444°W [1] |
| Seicontar soorce | Rio Grande |
| - location | Bocaina de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| - length | 1,090 km (677 mi) [2] |
| - coordinates | 22°9′56″S 44°23′38″W / 22.16556°S 44.39389°W |
| Soorce confluence | Paranaíba an Grande |
| - coordinates | 20°5′12″S 51°0′2″W / 20.08667°S 51.00056°W |
| Mooth | Rio de la Plata |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean, Argentina |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 34°0′5″S 58°23′37″W / 34.00139°S 58.39361°WCoordinates: 34°0′5″S 58°23′37″W / 34.00139°S 58.39361°W [3] |
| Lenth | 4,880 km (3,032 mi) [2] |
| Basin | 2,582,672 km2 (997,175 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for mouth |
| - average | 17,290 m3/s (610,600 cu ft/s) [2] |
| - max | 65,000 m3/s (2,295,500 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 2,450 m3/s (86,500 cu ft/s) |
 Cairt o the Rio de la Plata Basin shawin the Paraná River an its major tributaries
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ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Monitoramento da Qualidade das Águas Superficiais da Bacia do Río Paranaíba: Relatório Annual 2007". Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais, Instituto Mineiro de Gestão das Águas. 2008. Archived frae the original (PDF in ZIP) on 6 Julie 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ a b c d "Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/443063/Parana-River>. "Rio de la Plata". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/463804/Rio-de-la-Plata>
- ↑ Río Paraná Guazú at GEOnet Names Server (main distributary)