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[[Image:Esteros del Iberá.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight. Photographed from the [[International Space Station]].]] |
[[Image:Esteros del Iberá.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight. Photographed from the [[International Space Station]].]] |
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The '''Iberá Wetlands''' ({{lang-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}}. |
The '''Iberá Wetlands''' ({{lang-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}}. |
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Iberá is one of the most important freshwater reservoirs in [[South America]] and the second-largest [[wetland]] in the world after [[Pantanal]] in [[Brazil]].{{ |
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}}. |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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*[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) |
*[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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Revision as of 18:02, 29 April 2021
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| Official name | Lagunas y Esteros del Iberá |
| Designated | 18 January 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1162[1] |
The Iberá Wetlands (Template:Lang-es, 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.
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Capybara at Iberá -
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Esteros del Iberá Lagoon
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See also
References
- ^ "Lagunas y Esteros del Iberá". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- Rewilding Ibera: Efforts made to save Argentina’s wetlands. Al Jazeera Englisch, January 2021 (video, 4:25 mins)
Media related to Esteros del Iberá at Wikimedia Commons
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