'River of Silver'), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and forms a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America.
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A modern translation of the Spanish Río de la Plata is "Silver River," referring not to color but to the riches of the fabled Sierra del Plata thought to lie ...
Río de la Plata, a tapering intrusion of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of South America between Uruguay to the north and Argentina to the south.
The Río de la Plata (called River Plate in British English) is a river in Argentina. It is an estuary made from the Uruguay River and the Paraná River.
Apr 14, 2014 · A modern translation of the Spanish Río de la Plata is “Silver River”, referring not to color but to the riches of the fabled Sierra de la Plata ...
... Río de la Plata, in the hope that it might indeed become a river of silver. Several failed attempts at establishing settlements on the south shore of the ...
Aug 5, 2021 · The name "Río de la Plata" translates to "River of Silver" in Spanish, but it is more accurately described as a river estuary or a maritime ...
Mar 27, 2024 · The Río de la Plata (River of Silver) is usually rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered ...
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This is a huge body of water as it passes Colonia, so the views are more like looking out to a sea or bay. The water color was surprisingly brown when we were ...