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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 17. Chapters: Uruguay River, Rio de la Plata, Itaqui, Concepcion del Uruguay, Uruguaiana, Fray Bentos, Paysandu, Gualeguaychu, Entre Rios, Bella Union, Salto, Uruguay, Federacion, Entre Rios, Colon, Entre Rios, Concordia, Entre Rios, Chajari, Paso de los Libres, Salto Grande Dam, Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Rio Negro, El Palmar National Park, Quarai River, Pelotas River, Jaguarao River, Mocoreta River, Santa Lucia River, Yi River, Mirinay River. Excerpt: Rio de la Plata - a.new, #quickbar a.new/* cache key: enwiki: resourceloader: filter: minify-css:5: f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ Rio de la Plata Satellite image of the Parana and Uruguay rivers emptying into the Rio de la Plata. Due to the relatively calm surface of the estuary and the angle of the Sun relative to the satellite, the current of the river flowing out into the Atlantic is visible.The Rio de la Plata basin is the second largest drainage basin in South America. At a size of about 4,144,000 square kilometres (1,600,000 sq mi), the basin is about one fourth of the continent's surface. It includes areas of southeastern Bolivia, southern and central Brazil, the entire nation of Paraguay, most of Uruguay, and northern Argentina. The main rivers of the La Plata basin are the Parana, one of the longest in the world, and its main tributary, the Paraguay River, and the Uruguay River. The Parana River's main tributaries include the Paranaiba River, Grande River, Corumba River, Tiete River, Paranapanema river, Iguazu River, Negro River, Carcarana River, Gualeguay River, and the Salado River. The Parana River ends in the large Parana Delta. The Paraguay's main tributaries include the Jauru River, Cuiaba River, Taquari River, Nabileque River, Curiche Grande River, Apa River, Pilcomayo ...
