Río de la Plata

Summary

Río de la Plata is an estuary^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of estuary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,186 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Río de la Plata is in the country of Argentina^[3].
• Río de la Plata is in the country of Uruguay^[4].
• Río de la Plata's image is recorded as River Plate.jpg^[5].
• Río de la Plata's instance of is recorded as estuary^[6].
• Río de la Plata's instance of is recorded as river^[7].
• Río de la Plata's instance of is recorded as main stem^[8].
• Río de la Plata's basin country is recorded as Uruguay^[9].
• Río de la Plata's basin country is recorded as Argentina^[10].
• Río de la Plata's basin country is recorded as Bolivia^[11].
• Río de la Plata's basin country is recorded as Brazil^[12].
• Río de la Plata's basin country is recorded as Paraguay^[13].
• Río de la Plata's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13146951330515370101^[14].
• Río de la Plata's GND ID is recorded as 4117027-1^[15].
• Río de la Plata's locator map image is recorded as Riodelaplatabasinmap.png^[16].
• Río de la Plata's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15191719g^[17].
• Río de la Plata's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11951537v^[18].
• Río de la Plata's IdRef ID is recorded as 027485994^[19].
• Río de la Plata's Commons category is recorded as Río de la Plata^[20].
• Río de la Plata's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3474227^[21].
• Río de la Plata's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[22].
• Río de la Plata's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.883055555556, 'lon': -56.713611111111}^[23].
• Río de la Plata's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bgvx^[24].
• Río de la Plata's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge564941^[25].
• Río de la Plata's significant event is recorded as Battle of the River Plate^[26].
• Río de la Plata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Río de la Plata^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Argentina^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Argentina^[29], founded in 1816^[30] and Uruguay^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Uruguay^[32], founded in 1825^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Río de la Plata's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+290'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include estuary^[6], river^[7], and main stem^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Río de la Plata include Battle of the River Plate^[35], a naval battle^[36]; United Provinces of the it^[37], a sovereign state^[38], in United Provinces of the it^[39], founded in 1810^[40]; Rioplatense Spanish^[41], a dialect^[42], in Argentina^[43]; Río de la Plata Basin^[44], a drainage basin^[45], in Argentina^[46]; Evangelical Church of the River Plate^[47], a Christian denomination^[48], in Argentina^[49], headquartered in Buenos Aires^[50]; it craton^[51], a craton^[52], in Argentina^[53]; Ciudad del Plata^[54], a city^[55], in Uruguay^[56], founded in 2006^[57]; and Plata Passage^[58].

Why It Matters

Río de la Plata ranks in the top 3% of estuary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,186 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

It is credited with the discovery of Juan Díaz de Solís^[61], an explorer^[62], 1470–1516^[63], of Crown of Castile^[64]. Entities named for it include Battle of the River Plate^[35], a naval battle^[36]; United Provinces of the it^[37], a sovereign state^[38], in United Provinces of the it^[39], founded in 1810^[40]; Rioplatense Spanish^[41], a dialect^[42], in Argentina^[43]; Río de la Plata Basin^[44], a drainage basin^[45], in Argentina^[46]; Evangelical Church of the River Plate^[47], a Christian denomination^[48], in Argentina^[49], headquartered in Buenos Aires^[50]; and it craton^[51], a craton^[52], in Argentina^[53].

FAQs

What did Río de la Plata discover?

Río de la Plata is credited as discoverer of Juan Díaz de Solís^[61].