Gran Chaco

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The Gran Chaco is a vast, sparsely populated lowland plain in central South America, known for its hot, semi-arid climate and dry forests spanning parts of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
plain ⓘ
approximateArea 1000000 square kilometers ⓘ
borderedBy Andes ⓘ
Pantanal ⓘ
Paraguay River ⓘ
Paraná River ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
countryPortion northern Argentina ⓘ
southeastern Bolivia ⓘ
southwestern Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Brazilian Midwest

western Paraguay ⓘ
dominantVegetation seasonally dry forest ⓘ
thorny shrubs ⓘ
xerophytic woodland ⓘ
hasBiome subtropical dry forest ⓘ
tropical dry forest ⓘ
hasClimate hot ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
hasEcosystemType dry forest ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
thorn scrub ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Defensores del Chaco National Park ⓘ
El Impenetrable National Park ⓘ
Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park ⓘ
indigenousGroup Ayoreo ⓘ
Nivaclé ⓘ
Qom ⓘ
Wichí ⓘ
inhabitedBy indigenous peoples ⓘ
isLowlandPlain true ⓘ
isSparselyPopulated true ⓘ
knownFor cattle ranching ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
high temperatures ⓘ
seasonal rainfall ⓘ
languageFamilyRegion Mataco–Guaicuru languages ⓘ
locatedIn Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
majorRiver Bermejo River ⓘ
Paraguay River ⓘ
Pilcomayo River ⓘ
partOf South American lowlands ⓘ
subregion Chaco Húmedo ⓘ
linked to: Chaco

Chaco Seco ⓘ
linked to: Chaco
threat agricultural expansion ⓘ
cattle grazing ⓘ
soy cultivation ⓘ

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Referenced by (118)

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Pampas → borderedBy → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Guaraní → region → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Guaraní → hasCulturalSignificanceIn → eastern Bolivia ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Arawakan languages → region → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Southern Cone → borderedBy → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Northern Argentina → hasEcoregion → Gran Chaco ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Argentina
Northwestern Argentina → bordersRegion → Gran Chaco ⓘ
subject linked to: northwestern Argentina
Guarani peoples → region → Gran Chaco ⓘ
German Brazilians → culturalRegion → West of Paraná ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
America → contains → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Pilcomayo River → flowsThrough → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Pilcomayo River → crossesEcoregion → Humid Chaco ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Pilcomayo River → hasFloodplain → Gran Chaco floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Puerto Casado → partOf → Chaco region of Paraguay ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Puerto Casado → locatedInGeographicalArea → Paraguayan Chaco ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Ava Guaraní → region → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Puerto Bermejo → partOf → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Formosa → partOf → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Bahía Negra → partOf → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Chaco Province → locatedInRegion → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Chaco Province → historicalRegion → Gran Chaco region of South America ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Jujuy Province → partOf → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Bermejo River → locatedIn → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Bermejo River → locatedIn → Chaco region of South America ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Catagonus wagneri → nativeTo → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Catagonus wagneri → nativeTo → Gran Chaco ⓘ
subject linked to: Catagonus
Chacoan peccary → nativeTo → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Tarija Department → partOfRegion → Bolivian Chaco ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Luque, Paraguay → locatedInRegion → Paraguayan Oriental Region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Ñandeva Guarani → cultureArea → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Chaco War → location → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Chaco → partOf → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Chaco → hasSubregion → Argentine Chaco ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Chaco → hasSubregion → Paraguayan Chaco ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Chaco → hasSubregion → Bolivian Chaco ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Mesopotamia–Litoral region (broad sense) → borderedBy → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
National Route 11 (Argentina) → connectsRegion → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Robles Department → geographicalRegion → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Salado del Norte River → locatedIn → Gran Chaco ecoregion ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Dulce River → region → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Dolichotis salinicola → nativeTo → Gran Chaco ⓘ
subject linked to: Dolichotis
Payaguá people → historicalRegion → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Villamontes → locatedIn → Gran Chaco ⓘ
Villamontes → partOfRegion → Bolivian Chaco ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Villamontes → isRegionalCenterOf → Gran Chaco area ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Clorinda → region → Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco
Dry Chaco → partOf → Gran Chaco ⓘ