Iguazu River
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This article is about a large river in south-eastern Brazil. For a small river near Rio de Janeiro, see Iguaçu River (Rio de Janeiro).
The Iguazu River (Portuguese: Rio Iguaçu[2] [ˈʁi.u iɡwaˈsu], Spanish: Río Iguazú [ˈri.o iɣwaˈsu]),[3] also called Rio Iguassu,[4] is a river in Brazil and Argentina. It is an important tributary of the Paraná River. The Iguazu River is 1,320 kilometres (820 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 62,000 square kilometres (24,000 sq mi).[5]
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Iguazú Iguaçu, Iguazu rio, Iguassu | |
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Location | |
Countries | Brazil and Argentina |
Cities | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Serra do Mar |
• location | Near Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
• coordinates | 25°23′30″S 49°00′11″W |
• elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
Mouth | Paraná River |
• location | Foz do Iguaçu, Misiones Province and Paraná, border between Argentina and Brazil |
• coordinates | 25°35′33″S 54°35′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Length | 1,320 km (820 mi), East-west |
Basin size | 62,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Iguazu Falls |
• average | 1,746 m3/s (61,700 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 12,799 m3/s (452,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Paraná River basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Rio Negro (Iguazu), Rio Xopim |
• right | Rio de Areia |
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