GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
La Plata Basin
The La Plata basin brings together the Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay systems. It is South America’s second-largest river basin by area after the Amazon basin.
Fast Facts
- The catchment includes parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- The Paraguay joins the Paraná; the Paraná and Uruguay feed the Río de la Plata estuary.
- The basin contains the Pantanal, major agricultural areas, cities and hydroelectric schemes.
Connected lessons
- La Plata BasinMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Uruguay RiverRelated places
- Itaipu DamRelated places
- CamposRelated places
- Amazon BasinRelated places
- Paraguay RiverRelated places
- Río de la Plata estuaryRelated places
- ParanáRelated places
- PantanalRelated places
- Argentina–Brazil–Paraguay junctionRelated places
- River basinRelated concept