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Page 145
... River . Three major rivers cross the second and third plateaus . Two of them , the Iguaçu and the Ivaí rivers , flow westward and are immediate tributaries of the Paraná River . The third ma- jor river is the Tibagi , which flows ...
... River . Three major rivers cross the second and third plateaus . Two of them , the Iguaçu and the Ivaí rivers , flow westward and are immediate tributaries of the Paraná River . The third ma- jor river is the Tibagi , which flows ...
Page 146
Paranaíba River 146 foot of the coastal Serra do Mar , 18 mi ( 29 km ) from the open Atlantic . It was founded in 1585 by Portuguese explorers . Surviving colonial landmarks include the fort of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ( 1767 ) , the ...
Paranaíba River 146 foot of the coastal Serra do Mar , 18 mi ( 29 km ) from the open Atlantic . It was founded in 1585 by Portuguese explorers . Surviving colonial landmarks include the fort of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ( 1767 ) , the ...
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... river , called Red because of the reddish brown silt it carries , served as a transportation link between Lake Winnipeg and the Mississippi River system . Its basin's great fertility was first realized in 1811 by the Red River ...
... river , called Red because of the reddish brown silt it carries , served as a transportation link between Lake Winnipeg and the Mississippi River system . Its basin's great fertility was first realized in 1811 by the Red River ...
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