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The name means "River of Silver" and was first used by explorer Sebastian Cabot around 1526, for the silver trinkets he received from natives upstream. The original name Mar Dulce (Fresh Water Sea) was applied to the estuary by Juan Diaz de Solis in 1516.
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What are some traditions of rio de la plata?
what are the traditions of rio de la plata
What country is borederd by the Rio de la Plata?
The Rio de la Plata is between Argentina and Uruguay.
Part of this country is bordered by the Rio de la Plata?
The Río de la Plata is located in South America. Parts of Argentina and Uruguay are bordered by the Rio de la Plata.
What is the name of the large estuary between Uruguay and agentina?
Rio De La Plata
This capital city of a south American nation is on Rio de la plata?
Montevideo is located at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata
What location on the rio de la plata and the capital city of Uruguay?
Maryland because rio de la plata loacated on the east and on the east is Maryland
What is the estuary on the southeast coast of South American formed by the meeting of the Parana Uruguay rivers?
Rio de la Plata.
What is the name of the bay that borders Buenos Aires?
Is called Río de la Plata (River of Silver)
What is the major river of Argentina?
Buenos Aires is located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata.
What country is bordered by the Rio de la Plata?
The Rio de la Plata separates the countries of Argentina and Uruguay in South America. It is a wide estuary or bay that flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
What river is actually an estuary?
The Rio de la Plata.
What is the width of rio de la plata?
200 miles
