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Paraguay River

river of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay

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The Paraguay River is a major waterway that flows through Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay in South America. It serves as an important natural boundary between countries and a vital route for transportation and commerce in the region.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Argentina
Located in: Mato Grosso do Sul
Continent: South America
Image: Rio Paraguay.jpg
Length: 2621

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Commons category: Paraguay River
mouth of the watercourse: Paraná River
category for the water basin: Category:Paraguay Basin
topic's main category: Category:Paraguay River
watershed area: 1150000
Commons gallery: Río Paraguay
drainage basin: Río de la Plata Basin
discharge: 2.700
basin country: Paraguay

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Encyclopedic overview

The Paraguay River (Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Río Paraguay in Spanish) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil and Paraguay and forming parts of the Paraguay-Argentina, Brazil-Bolivia, and Brazil-Paraguay borders. It flows about 2,621 kilometres (1,629 mi) from its headwaters in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso to its confluence with the Paraná River north of Corrientes and Resistencia.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paraguay River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.