Paraná River
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The Paraná River is one of South America's longest and most important rivers, flowing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and serving as a key waterway for transport, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paraná River canonical | 69 |
| Paraná River basin | 8 |
| Paraná | 3 |
| Paraná River (section) | 1 |
| Paraná River Basin | 1 |
| Paraná River system | 1 |
| Paraná River waterway | 1 |
| Paraná–Paraguay river system | 1 |
| Upper Paraná River | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
transboundary river ⓘ |
| basinArea | approximately 2.6 million square kilometers ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
forms part of the border between Brazil and Paraguay
ⓘ
forms part of the border between Paraguay and Argentina ⓘ forms part of the border between Paraguay and Brazil ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ |
| delta | Paraná Delta ⓘ |
| deltaLocation | northeastern Buenos Aires Province ⓘ |
| deltaType | alluvial delta ⓘ |
| dischargeRanking | one of the largest rivers by discharge in South America ⓘ |
| drainageBasinCountry |
Argentina
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
critical habitat for migratory fish
ⓘ
supports diverse freshwater ecosystems ⓘ supports extensive wetlands ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fisheries
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ inland waterway transport ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Tupi-Guarani meaning "like the sea" or "great river" ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Itaipu Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric plant
Itaipu Dam ⓘ Yacyretá Dam ⓘ |
| hydropowerImportance | one of the world’s most important rivers for hydroelectric power ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4880 km ⓘ |
| lengthRanking |
one of the longest rivers in the world
ⓘ
second-longest river in South America ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Iguazu River
ⓘ
Paraguay River ⓘ Pilcomayo River ⓘ Tietê River ⓘ Uruguay River ⓘ
surface form:
Uruguay River (via Río de la Plata system)
|
| mouth |
Río de la Plata
ⓘ
surface form:
Río de la Plata estuary
|
| nameLanguage |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| navigability | navigable for large vessels along significant stretches ⓘ |
| partOf | La Plata Basin ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Asunción
ⓘ
Corrientes ⓘ Foz do Iguaçu ⓘ Posadas ⓘ Rosario ⓘ |
| sourceConfluence |
Paranaíba River
ⓘ
Paranaíba River ⓘ
surface form:
Rio Grande (Brazil)
|
| sourceRegion | southern Brazil ⓘ |
Referenced by (86)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
subject surface form:
Northern Argentina
this entity surface form:
Paraná
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná
this entity surface form:
Paraná River waterway
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná River Basin
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Paraná River system
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Upper Paraná River