THE LOCATION OF ARGENTINA-RIO DA LA PLATA ESTUARY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE.
The Río de la Plata, also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, literally means “River of Silver”. It is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. Thereafter, the rivers empties into the Atlantic Ocean and forms a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America.
The mouth of the river is of immense geostrategic significance for Argentina.
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Many significant port cities of Argentina and Uruguay, as well as their respective capital cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, are located along this estuary.
RIO DA LA PLATA ESTUARY
Consider the following statements below and mark the correct statement
(1) La Plata is estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River
(2) Shatt el Arb is formed by Tigris and Euphrates
(3) Zuari is formed by Mandvi and Zuari both
(4) Sundarban is an estuary by Brahmaputra and Ganges
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(a) Only 1 is correct
(b) 1 and 2 are correct
(c) 1,2 and 3 are correct
(d) All are correct
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