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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 fresh water reservoirs in the continent and the second-largest [[wetland]] in the world after [[Pantanal]] in [[Brazil]]. It is of pluvial origin, with a total area of {{convert|15000|-|20000|km2|abbr=on}}. |
Iberá is one of the most important fresh water reservoirs in the continent and the second-largest [[wetland]] in the world after [[Pantanal]] in [[Brazil]]. 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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Revision as of 20:49, 3 November 2017
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 fresh water reservoirs in the continent and the second-largest wetland in the world after Pantanal in Brazil. 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 -
Esteros del Iberá Marsh -
Esteros del Iberá Lagoon
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