A South American river; Tributary of the Río de la Plata. Synonyms: Paraná River. Example: River. A large natural stream of water (larger than a bay).
It is 4,880 kilometers long. It is second in length among South American rivers after the Amazon River.
Paraná is a state in southern Brazil, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Santa Catarina state to the south, Argentina to the southwest, Paraguay to the west, Mato Grosso do Sul state to the northwest, and São Paulo state to the north and northeast. Is surrounded by.
The name is Paraná is a shortened form of the phrase “Para Rehe Onava”. It is a Tupi word meaning “like the sea”.
The volume of the lower Paraná River depends on the amount of water it receives from the Paraguay River, which provides about 25 percent of the total.
The Paraná has an annual average discharge of 610,700 cubic feet per second (17,293 cubic meters per second).
The Paraná is the second largest river in South America (the Amazon is the largest), and the river and its tributaries are important transportation routes for landlocked cities in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil.
The river flows southwest through the eastern edge of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso and forms the border between Brazil and Paraguay. It then flows west and forms the border between Paraguay and Argentina.
From the confluence with the Paraguay River, the Paraná turns south again for about 820 km (510 mi) through Argentina, and for a final stretch of less than 500 km (310 mi) before merging with the Uruguay River.
Near the city of Rosario, it turns gradually to the east and forms the Río de la Plata. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
During part of its course downstream from the city of Diamante, Entre Ríos, it splits into several branches and forms the Paraná Delta.
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