Parana

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Parana, Pah rah nah, a large river of South America, is formed in the State of Minas Geraes, in Brazil, by the confluence of a number of small streams. It flows southwesterly, then westerly, forming the boundary between Paraguay and Argentina on the south. It then receives the Paraguay and flows southeasterly. After it is joined by the Uruguay it forms the broad estuary known as the Plata or Platte. Its length is estimated from 2200 to 2800 m. Just as it leaves Brazil it is precipitated over a ledge forming the Falls of Guayra, and immediately below is a series of rapids. Because of these obstructions navigation is restricted to the lower part of the river. Large vessels ascend as far as Rosario. The Parana, next to the Amazon, is the largest river of South America.,