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The Gran Chaco

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The Gran Chaco is a vast, sparsely populated lowland plain of subtropical dry forest and savanna spanning northern Argentina, western Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia and a small part of Brazil. One of South America's largest remaining dry-forest ecosystems, it is home to numerous indigenous peoples and has become a global hotspot of deforestation as agricultural expansion converts its woodland to cropland and pasture.

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Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Physiographic or Climatic Region 1
Region Type
Physiographic or Climatic Region 1
Disputed
Population
9,000,000 2
A broader regional figure from the same Wikipedia article, differing from the approximately 4 million estimate for present-day inhabitants of the Chaco proper cited in the introduction; the two figures appear to use different regional boundaries.
Area (sq km)
786,791 2
Population
4,000,000 2
Present-day inhabitants of the Chaco proper, per the articles own introduction.
FAQs

How is the Gran Chaco traditionally divided?

Southern, Central and Northern Chaco, split by the Bermejo and Pilcomayo rivers.

The Chaco has historically been divided into three main parts. The Southern Chaco lies south of the Bermejo River inside Argentina and blends into the Pampa region at its southern end. The Central Chaco lies between the Bermejo and Pilcomayo rivers, also now in Argentina. The Northern Chaco lies north of the Pilcomayo River up to the Brazilian Pantanal, inside Paraguay and sharing some area with Bolivia.
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Deposition and Sedimentation, Physical Processes
Source Gran Chaco (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. The Gran Chaco (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The Gran Chaco (also called Chaco or Chaco Plain) is a vast semiarid lowland region in central South America, spanning over one million square kilometres (390,000 sq mi) across eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, northern Argentina, and parts of Brazil.
  • Introduction
    The Gran Chaco (also called Chaco or Chaco Plain) is a vast semiarid lowland region in central South America, spanning over one million square kilometers across eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, northern Argentina, and parts of Brazil.
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2. Gran Chaco (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Area field
    786,791 km2 (303,782 mi2)
  • Introductory section
    Today, it supports approximately 4 million people, many of whom maintain traditional livelihoods closely tied to the land.
  • History section
    The region is home to over 9 million people, divided about evenly among Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil, and including around 100,000 in Paraguay.
  • Shaped By: Deposition and Sedimentation, Formation statement for target 23658
    It is located west of the Paraguay River and east of the Andes, and is mostly an alluvial sedimentary plain shared among Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina.
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Wikidata: The Gran Chaco
Wikidata Q208347, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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