The Pampas are the vast, fertile lowland grasslands of south-central South America, covering most of central Argentina and stretching into Uruguay and the Rio Grande do Sul region of southern Brazil. Their deep, nutrient-rich soils and temperate climate have made the region one of the world's great agricultural and cattle-ranching zones, and its horseback ranching culture produced the iconic gaucho tradition.
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Region TypePhysiographic or Climatic Region 1 Region TypePhysiographic or Climatic Region 1 Area (sq km)Source states this as a lower bound ("cover more than" 1,200,000 km2), not an exact total. PopulationTotal resident population per the cited infobox; no year is stated in the source. Sources
1. The Pampas (Wikipedia)
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The vast plains are a natural region, interrupted only by the low Ventana and Tandil hills, near Bahía Blanca and Tandil (Argentina), with a height of 1,300 m (4,265 ft) and 500 m (1,640 ft), respectively.
2. Pampas (Wikipedia)
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The Pampas (; from Quechua pampa ‘plain’), also known as the Pampas Plains, are fertile low grasslands in southern South America that cover more than 1,200,000 km2 (460,000 sq mi) and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.
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