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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: ISS008-E-5983 Date: Nov. 2003
Geographic Region: URUGUAY
Feature: RIO DE LA PLATA ESTUARY, SED. PLUMES

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  Rio de la Plata is the muddy estuary of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers, and forms part of the border between Argentina and Uruguay. The rich estuary supports both capital cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

The Parana is South America's second longest river, and drains much of the southeastern part of the continent. The extensive delta of the Parana nearly reaches across the mouth of the Uruguay River. The rivers' fertile soils support extensive agriculture, including livestock, in the region surrounding the cities.

This image provides a snapshot of the complicated mixing in the Rio de la Plata between the fresh river waters and the water of the South Atlantic. The thick sediment plume of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers serves as a marker for the fresher water masses. It can be traced far out into the South Atlantic Ocean. The nutrients in the fresh water plume often feed large plankton blooms offshore.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 77k
Mission: ISS008  
Roll - Frame: E - 5983
Geographical Name: URUGUAY  
Features: RIO DE LA PLATA ESTUARY, SED. PLUMES  
Center Lat x Lon: 35S x 57.5W
Film Exposure:   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 10
 
Camera: E4
 
Camera Tilt: LO   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 80  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:   The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:  
 
Date: 20031114   YYYYMMDD
Time: 13____   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:   nautical miles
Sun Elevation:   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:  
Water Views: DELTA, ESTUARY, RIVER, SEDIMENT  
Atmosphere Views: PLUME  
Man Made Views: AGRICULTURE  
City Views:  
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