Deseado River
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| Deseado River | |
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 Meandering of the Deseado River | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santa Cruz |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 47°45′39″S 65°53′56″W / 47.7608°S 65.8989°W |
Deseado River (
John Davis during the Thomas Cavendish expedition of 1592.[2]
The source of the river is located as the
Rio Baker into the Pacific). In 1898, a canal was built that turned it into today's Rio Deseado, flowing for 615 kilometres (382 mi) before reaching the Atlantic Coast. On its way southeast, its water is tapped for irrigation. Its tributaries include the Pinturas River.[3]
The river sometimes disappears under the arid terrain, to re-emerge before reaching Puerto Deseado on Santa Cruz's coastline, where it produces a deep-water natural port. The outlet of the river has become submerged and inundated by sea water, forming an estuary. In 1977, this was set aside as a nature reserve, the Reserva Natural Ría Deseado.[4]
References
- ISBN 81-7268-011-2
- ISBN 90-04-06546-6
- ISBN 978-1-78920-921-1.
- ISBN 978-1-906098-00-1
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