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OAS seaname Detail for Rio de la Plata
| seanames_id: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Rio de la Plata |
| Sea code: | 33 |
| Definition: | The Rio de la Plata is a large funnel-shaped estuary situated at the mouths of Paraná and Uruguay Rivers, between the coasts of Uruguay and Argentina. Its limit with the South Atlantic Ocean is the following: On the southeast: A line joining Cape San Antonio (36 degrees 18minutes S - 56 degrees 46minutes W), in Argentina, northeastward to Cape del Este (34 degrees 58minutes 20 seconds S - 54 degrees 57minutes W), in Uruguay. |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |