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The Paraná River (Portuguese: Rio Paraná [ˈʁi.u paɾaˈna] ⓘ; Spanish: Río Paraná [ˈri.o paɾaˈna] ⓘ; Guarani: Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi). [5] Among South American rivers, it is second in length only to the Amazon River.
The Paraná River ranges up to 3 kilometres wide along the reach illustrated in this image. The main channel is deep enough to allow smaller ocean-going ships to pass north to the capital city of Asunción , Paraguay , fully 1,200 kilometres inland and well out of the image.
The Paranã River is located in the Goiás and Tocantins states, Brazil. It divides two regions – the Northeast and north-central Goiás. It is formed by tributaries that descend the Serra Geral, the mountains that divide eastern Goiás and Bahia. One of the most important tributaries is the Crixás, which has its source near Formosa.
The Paraná flooded savanna ecoregion has an area of 3,885,000 hectares (9,600,000 acres). It extends along the Paraná River valley from Resistencia, Chaco, south to Buenos Aires. [1] It includes the middle and lower Paraná floodplains, and those of the Paraguay River, a major tributary of the Paraná.
The Isla Botija Nature Reserve was one of the first protected area (1958) created in the low delta of Parana river [4] [circular reference] [5] The Predelta National Park, created in 1992, protects a sample of the Upper Delta. It is in the southwest of Entre Ríos, 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Diamante, and has an area of 24.58 square ...
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This category is for articles related to the Paraná River: cities and towns located on its shores or in its area of influence, as well as dams, bridges and the like, and species of animals and plants that inhabit the river or its banks.
The Paraná Miní River English: Río Paraná Miní [1]) is an anabranch, or "secondary branch", [2] and tributary of the Paraná River. It is located in the provinces of Santa Fe and Chaco , Argentina .