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Iberá Wetlands

Iberá Wetlands

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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.

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Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight. Photographed from the International Space Station.

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.

  • Capybara at Iberá
  • Esteros del Iberá Marsh
  • Esteros del Iberá Lagoon

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References

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    "Lagunas y Esteros del Iberá". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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28.600°S 57.817°W / -28.600; -57.817


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