Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A swampy floodplain of south-central South America in the upper basin of the Paraguay River. Noted for its biodiversity, it is the largest freshwater wetland in the world.
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Examples
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By the 1960s the Pantanal was a vast, soggy canvas, white with gleaming herds of Nelore cattle.
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The main source of water for the Pantanal is the Cuiaba River, the origins of which lie in the sub-basins of the Manso River and its main tributary, the Casca River.
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The Pantanal is a sanctuary for birds with many species occurring in large numbers.
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The Pantanal is the largest wetland in South America, and the largest wetland in the world that has not been substantially modified by humans.
Pantanal 2007
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Perhaps the greatest future threat to the Pantanal is the possibility that the Brazilian, Bolivian, and Paraguayan governments will attempt a massive modification of the Rio Paraguay and Paraná Rivers to provide a navigable waterway for shipping, and dams for hydroelectricity generation.
Pantanal 2007
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While the Pantanal is a single biome, it is composed of at least 10 biogeographic units with varying soil, vegetation and hydrology, and thus different animal communities.
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The Pantanal is a 96,500 square-mile 250,000 square-km wetland flooding area that is home to many exotic and threatened animal species, like jaguars and alligators.
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We headed towards an unspoiled, remote area called the Pantanal, where the temperature rarely dipped below 115 degrees.
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Bolivia and Peru the Pantanal is a vast wildlife area covering
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Last month, regulators deprived Pantanal, which is in bankruptcy proceedings, of about 61 of the 196 slots it had at Sao Paulo's domestic airport,
Reuters: Top News 2009
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