Rio de la Plata satellite image (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Rio de la Plata satellite image

Caption

A 2002 satellite view of the Río de la Plata, which forms at the confluence of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers and expels a plume of silt that impacts winter feeding conditions for Magellanic penguins.

Credit

Jacques Descloitres/MODISRapid Response Team/NASA/GSFC

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License

Public Domain

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