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Iberá Wetlands
Esteros del Iberá
Yno'õ Y Vera
Iberá Wetlands; Esteros del Iberá; Yno'õ Y Vera
	Aerial view of the Iberá Provincial Reserve
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Area	20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)

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The Iberá Wetlands (Spanish: Esteros del Iberá, from Guaraní ý berá: "bright water") are a mix of swamps, bogs, stagnant lakes, lagoons, natural slough, and courses of water in the center and center-north of the province of Corrientes, Argentina.

Iberá is one of the most important freshwater reservoirs in South America and the second-largest wetland in the world after Pantanal in Brazil.^{[citation needed]} It is of pluvial origin, with a total area of 15,000–20,000 km² (5,800–7,700 sq mi).

Since 1982, part of the wetland is included within a provincial protected area, the Iberá Provincial Reserve, which comprises about 13,000 km² (5,000 sq mi), the largest of such areas in Argentina. There are ongoing plans to further up its protection status to national park.

Esteros del Iberá Marsh
Capybara at Iberá
Esteros del Iber� Lagoon
Some lakes in the Iber� Wetlands, reflecting sunlight

References

External links

Rewilding Ibera: Efforts made to save Argentina's wetlands. Al Jazeera Englisch, January 2021 (video, 4:25 mins)

Media related to Esteros del Iberá at Wikimedia Commons

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+{{Short description|South American Wetlands}}
-[[Image:Esteros del Iberá.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight. Photographed from the [[International Space Station]].]]
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-The '''Iberá Wetlands''' or '''Iberá Provincial Nature Reserve''' (in Spanish, '''''Esteros del Iberá''''', from [[Guaraní language|Guaraní]] ''ý berá'' "bright water") are a mix of [[swamp]]s, [[bog]]s, stagnant [[lake]]s, [[lagoon]]s, natural slough and courses of water in the center and center-north of the {{province|Corrientes|Argentina}}. The ''Esteros'' are the second-largest [[wetland]]s in [[world]] after [[Pantanal]] in [[Brazil]]. They are of pluvial origin, with a total area  15,000 to 20,000&nbsp;km².
+The '''Iberá Wetlands''' ({{langx|es|Esteros del Iberá}}, from [[Guaraní language|Guaraní]] ''ý berá'': "bright water") are a mix of [[swamp]]s, [[bog]]s, stagnant [[lake]]s, [[lagoon]]s, natural slough, and courses of water in the center and center-north of the {{province|Corrientes|Argentina}}.
-Since 1982, the wetlands are part of a protected area (the Iberá Natural Reserve), which comprises 13,000&nbsp;km² (14% of the surface area of Corrientes, the largest protected area in Argentina). Iberá is also one of the most important fresh water reservoirs in the continent. In 2002 an area of 245&nbsp;km² has been listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the [[Ramsar convention]].<ref>[http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Database/Searchforsites/tabid/765/language/en-US/Default.aspx Ramsar Database], retrieved 2009-09-28</ref>
+Iberá is one of the most important freshwater reservoirs in [[South America]] and the second-largest [[wetland]] in the world after [[Pantanal]] in [[Brazil]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} It is of [[pluvial]] origin, with a total area of {{convert|15000|-|20000|km2|abbr=on}}.
-The Natural Reserve is known for its [[biodiversity]], including four species that have been declared "provincial natural monuments": the [[neotropical river otter]], the [[maned wolf]], the [[pampas deer]], and the [[marsh deer]]. It is also home to the two Argentine species of [[Alligatoridae|alligator]], the [[Yacare caiman]] (''yacaré negro'') and the [[broad-snouted caiman]] (''yacaré overo''), as well as the [[capybara]] (the world's largest [[rodent]]) and about 350 [[bird]] species.
+Since 1982, part of the wetland is included within a provincial protected area, the [[Iberá Provincial Reserve]], which comprises about {{convert|13000|km2|abbr=on}}, the largest of such areas in Argentina. There are ongoing plans to further up its protection status to [[national park]].
 <gallery>
-Image:Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Iberá.jpg|''[[Capybara]]'' at Iberá
 File:Esteros del Ibera Marshes.JPG|Esteros del Iberá Marsh
+Image:Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Iberá.jpg|''[[Capybara]]'' at Iberá
 File:Esteros del Ibera Laguna.JPG|Esteros del Iberá Lagoon
+File:Esteros del Iberá.jpg|Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight
 </gallery>
+==See also==
+* [[Iberá Provincial Reserve]]
+* [[Wetland]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-{{coord|28.600|S|57.817|W|display=title|source:eswiki}}
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs0kXdIqfIY&t=236 ''Rewilding Ibera: Efforts made to save Argentina's wetlands'']. Al Jazeera Englisch, January 2021 (video, 4:25 mins)
+{{Commons category-inline|Esteros del Iberá}}
+{{Authority control}}
+{{Coord|28.600|S|57.817|W|display=title|source:eswiki}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibera Wetlands}}
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 [[Category:Guaraní words and phrases]]
 [[Category:La Plata basin]]
-[[Category:Protected areas of Argentina]]
-[[Category:Protected areas of Corrientes Province]]
-{{SouthAm-protected-area-stub}}
+{{Corrientes-geo-stub}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.rincondelsocorro.com/ Rincón del Socorro] is a 12,000-hectare (29,700 acres) former cattle ranch on the edge of the Iberá wetlands in Northeastern Argentina that has been made into a nature reserve. Our orientation is to give guests and visitors a good understanding of the local ecosystem and an appreciation for the importance of wetlands and savanna landscapes.