Río Grande | |
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Lower Río Grande | |
Location | |
Countries | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Chile |
Mouth | |
• location | South Atlantic |
Length | 240 km (150 mi) |
The Río Grande (Spanish for "great river") is a river located on the island of Tierra del Fuego.[1]
It arises in the Chilean (western) part of the island and flows in a generally eastward direction, through the Argentine part and into the Argentine Sea. At its mouth lies the city of Río Grande, Argentina.
References
[edit]- ^ Sistema Nacional Argentino de Información Hídrica. "CUENCAS VARIAS DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
53°47′21″S 67°40′56″W / 53.78917°S 67.68222°W