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The Río de la Plata, also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and forms a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America. Depending on the geographer, the Río de la Plata may be c…
The Río de la Plata, also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and forms a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America. Depending on the geographer, the Río de la Plata may be considered a river, an estuary, a gulf, or a marginal sea. If considered a river, it is the widest in the world, with a maximum width of 220 kilometres.
  • Etymology: Spanish for "river of silver"
  • Countries: Argentina and Uruguay
  • Cities: Buenos Aires · Montevideo · La Plata · Quilmes · Colonia del Sacramento · San Isidro · Punta Lara · Vicente López · Avellaneda · San Fernando · Berazategui · Hudson · Atalaya · San Clemente del Tuyú · Ciudad del Plata · Ciudad de la Costa
  • Source: Confluence of Paraná and Uruguay rivers
  • Mouth: Atlantic Ocean
  • Length: 290 km (180 mi)
  • Basin size: 3,170,000 km² (1,220,000 sq mi) 3,182,064 km² (1,228,602 sq mi)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org