Río Grande (Tierra del Fuego)

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| name = Río Grande

| image = Rio grande en invierno.JPG

| pushpin_map = Argentina

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of mouth

| image_caption = Lower Río Grande

| source1_location = Chile

| mouth_location = South Atlantic

| subdivision_type1 = Countries

| subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|Argentina|Chile}}

| length = {{convert|240|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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The Río Grande (Spanish for "great river") is a river located on the island of Tierra del Fuego.{{cite web|url=http://www.hidricosargentina.gov.ar/73.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002205751/http://www.hidricosargentina.gov.ar/73.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2012|title=CUENCAS VARIAS DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO|author=Sistema Nacional Argentino de Información Hídrica|lang=es|accessdate=July 5, 2020}}

It arises in the Chilean (western) part of the island and flows in a generally eastward direction, through the Argentine part and into the Argentine Sea. At its mouth lies the city of Río Grande, Argentina.

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Category:Rivers of Argentina

Category:Rivers of Chile

Category:Rivers of Magallanes Region

Category:Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

Category:International rivers of South America

Category:Rivers of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina

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