Pantanal
Sign in to saveThe Pantanal (, ) is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay. It sprawls over an area estimated at between . Various subregional ecosystems exist, each with distinct hydrological, geological, and ecological characteristics; up to 12 of them have been defined.
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The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland and flooded grassland, located primarily in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul with portions extending into other Brazilian states and into Bolivia and Paraguay. It encompasses diverse subregional ecosystems with distinct hydrological, geological, and ecological characteristics, making it an ecologically complex natural region of significant global importance.
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- Pantanal
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- Pantanal, south-central South America 5170.jpg
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- Typical Pantanal scenery
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- Map of the Pantanal ecoregion
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- Neotropical
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- Flooded grasslands and savannas
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- 195,000
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- Brazil
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- Bolivia
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- Paraguay
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- Pantanal flooded savannas
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The Pantanal (, ) is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay. It sprawls over an area estimated at between . Various subregional ecosystems exist, each with distinct hydrological, geological, and ecological characteristics; up to 12 of them have been defined.
Roughly 80% of the Pantanal floodplains are submerged during the rainy seasons, nurturing a biologically diverse collection of aquatic plants and helping to support a dense array of animal species.
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Biosphere reserves of BrazilEcoregions of BoliviaEcoregions of BrazilEcoregions of ParaguayEcoregions of South AmericaFlooded grasslands and savannasFloodplains of South AmericaGeography of Mato Grosso do SulGrasslands of BoliviaGrasslands of BrazilGrasslands of ParaguayLandforms of Mato Grosso do Sul