GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Río de la Plata estuary
The Río de la Plata is a broad estuary between Argentina and Uruguay. It receives the Paraná and Uruguay rivers and opens southeastward into the Atlantic.
Fast Facts
- Buenos Aires lies on the Argentine shore and Montevideo on the Uruguayan shore.
- Freshwater discharge mixes with marine water, creating salinity gradients and a sediment-rich plume.
- The Paraguay contributes indirectly through the Paraná, rather than entering the estuary as a separate main mouth.
Connected lessons
- ParanáMap, explanation and practice
- Uruguay RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Río de la Plata estuaryMap, explanation and practice
- A wetland becomes a continental waterwayGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- PampasRelated places
- ParanáRelated places
- Uruguay RiverRelated places
- Falkland / Malvinas CurrentRelated places
- Paraguay RiverRelated places
- La Plata BasinRelated places
- ParanáReceives drainage from
- Uruguay RiverReceives drainage from