Gran Chaco: Quick Facts

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Salt marshes in the Gran Chaco region of Paraguay.

Physical map highlighting the Rio de la Plata river system and its drainage network across parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. The map uses color shading to show elevation, labels major rivers, swamps, and marshes, and marks international and political boundaries, cities, dams, waterfalls, bridges, and salt flats. The Gran Chaco region is labeled, and an inset locator map shows the region's position in South America.

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