Tebicuary River
Tebicuary River | |
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Country | Paraguay |
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Mouth | |
• location | Paraguay River |
The Tebicuary River (Spanish: Río Tebicuary[1]), a tributary of Paraguay River is a river in Paraguay. Located in the southwestern part of that country, it flows eastwards discharging to Paraguay River about 45 km south of Formosa and 30 km north of Pilar. Its mouth was the site of the Passage of Tebicuary in July 1868 during the Paraguayan War.[2]
The San Rafael National Park in the river's upper basin.[3]
See also
26°36′16″S 58°11′34″W / 26.60444°S 58.19278°W[4]
References
- ^ Río Tebicuary at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Kolinski, Charles J. (1965). Independence or death!: the story of the Paraguayan War. Gainesville: University of Florida. p. 161.
- ^ Esquivel M., Alberto; Velázquez, Myriam C.; Bodrati, Alejandro; Fraga, Rosendo; Del Castillo, Hugo; Klavins, Juan; Clay, Robert P.; Madroño, Alberto; Peris, Salvador J. (2007), "Status of the avifauna of San Rafael National Park, one of the last large fragments of Atlantic Forest in Paraguay", Bird Conservation International, 17 (4): 303, doi:10.1017/s095927090700086x, hdl:11336/80904, retrieved 2016-11-08
- ^ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator
Sources
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.