Santa Cruz River

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The Santa Cruz River is a significant river in southern Argentina that flows eastward from the Andes through the Patagonian steppe to the Atlantic Ocean.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Santa Cruz River canonical 4

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Argentina
continent South America
country Argentina
drainageBasin Santa Cruz River basin
flowsAcross Santa Cruz Province
flowsDirection eastward
flowsFrom Andes
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThrough Patagonian steppe
hasBiodiversity native Patagonian fish species
hasCharacteristic passes through sparsely populated areas
strong eastward flow
hasEconomicUse fishing
hydroelectric development
limited irrigation
hasEcosystem Patagonian steppe river ecosystem
hasHistoricalSignificance early Argentine Patagonia development
exploration of Patagonia
hasHydropowerProjects planned dams
hasMouth Atlantic coast of Argentina
isOneOf major rivers of Patagonia
isSignificantFor Patagonian hydrology
hydroelectric potential
regional ecology
isSubjectOf environmental impact debates
locatedIn Patagonia
southern Argentina
mouthLocatedIn Santa Cruz Province
namedAfter Santa Cruz Province
partOf Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
region Patagonia
sourceLocatedIn Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains
watercourseType glacial-fed river

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patagonia majorRiver Santa Cruz River
Argentino Lake outflow Santa Cruz River
Santa Cruz Province contains Santa Cruz River
Santa Cruz Province namedAfter Santa Cruz River