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{{Short description|South American Wetlands}}
The '''Iberá Wetlands''' (in Spanish, '''''Esteros del Iberá''''') are the second-largest [[wetland]]s in [[South America]]. They are located in the center and center-north of the {{province|Corrientes|Argentina}}.
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The wetlands are part of a protected area (the Iberá Natural Reserve), which comprises 13,000 km² (14% of the surface area of Corrientes, the largest protected area in Argentina). Iberá is also one of the most important fresh water reservoirs in the continent. The wetlands are a mix of swamps, bogs, stagnant lakes, lagoons, natural slough and courses of water of pluvial origin.
The '''Iberá Wetlands''' ({{langx|es|Esteros del Iberá}}, from [[Guaraní language|Guaraní]] ''ý berá'': "bright water") are a mix of [[swamp]]s, [[bog]]s, stagnant [[lake]]s, [[lagoon]]s, natural slough, and courses of water in the center and center-north of the {{province|Corrientes|Argentina}}.


Iberá is one of the most important freshwater reservoirs in [[South America]] and the second-largest [[wetland]] in the world after [[Pantanal]] in [[Brazil]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} It is of [[pluvial]] origin, with a total area of {{convert|15000|-|20000|km2|abbr=on}}.
The Natural Reserve hosts a large [[biodiversity]], including four species that have been declared "provincial natural monuments": the ''lobito de río'' (a species of [[otter]]), the ''aguará guazú'' (a [[fox]]), the ''venado de las Pampas'' ([[Pampa]]s [[deer]]) and the ''ciervo de los pantanos'' (swamp deer). It is also home to the two Argentine species of [[Alligatoridae|alligator]], the ''yacaré negro'' and the ''yacaré overo'', as well as the [[capybara]] (the world's largest [[rodent]]) and about 350 [[bird]] species.


Since 1982, part of the wetland is included within a provincial protected area, the [[Iberá Provincial Reserve]], which comprises about {{convert|13000|km2|abbr=on}}, the largest of such areas in Argentina. There are ongoing plans to further up its protection status to [[national park]].
==Reference==
* [http://www.argentrip.com/e/ibera/eabajoiberaa.htm Marshlands of Iberá] (in English)
* [http://www.iberaesteros.com.ar/ Posada Aguapé] (in Spanish)


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[[Category:Wetlands]]
File:Esteros del Ibera Marshes.JPG|Esteros del Iberá Marsh
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[[Category:Protected areas]]
Image:Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Iberá.jpg|''[[Capybara]]'' at Iberá
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[[Category:Corrientes Province]]
File:Esteros del Ibera Laguna.JPG|Esteros del Iberá Lagoon
File:Esteros del Iberá.jpg|Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Iberá Provincial Reserve]]
* [[Wetland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs0kXdIqfIY&t=236 ''Rewilding Ibera: Efforts made to save Argentina's wetlands'']. Al Jazeera Englisch, January 2021 (video, 4:25 mins)

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Latest revision as of 19:50, 20 October 2024

Iberá Wetlands
Esteros del Iberá
Yno'õ Y Vera
Aerial view of the Iberá Provincial Reserve
Map
Geography
Location Argentina
Area20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)

The Iberá Wetlands (Spanish: Esteros del Iberá, from Guaraní ý berá: "bright water") are a mix of swamps, bogs, stagnant lakes, lagoons, natural slough, and courses of water in the center and center-north of the province of Corrientes, Argentina.

Iberá is one of the most important freshwater reservoirs in South America and the second-largest wetland in the world after Pantanal in Brazil.[citation needed] It is of pluvial origin, with a total area of 15,000–20,000 km2 (5,800–7,700 sq mi).

Since 1982, part of the wetland is included within a provincial protected area, the Iberá Provincial Reserve, which comprises about 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi), the largest of such areas in Argentina. There are ongoing plans to further up its protection status to national park.

  • Esteros del Iberá Marsh
    Esteros del Iberá Marsh
  • Capybara at Iberá
    Capybara at Iberá
  • Esteros del Iberá Lagoon
    Esteros del Iberá Lagoon
  • Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight
    Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight

See also

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References

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Media related to Esteros del Iberá at Wikimedia Commons

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