Pantanal declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO
The Pantanal is a vast sedimentary floodplain in the middle
of South America and is located less than 200 meters above
sea level. The Pantanal is about the half the size of
France (230,000 sq km/ 88,000 sq miles). While the Paraguay
River is the most important river flowing into this
ecosystem, about 170 other rivers flow into this basin,
including the São Lourenço, Cuiabá, Taquari, Miranda,
Negro, Bento Gomes, Aquidauana, Seputuba, Cabaçal, Jauru.
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