Page 90 - BBC Focus Earth From Above - 2017 UK

BRA Z IL
The world’s

biggest swamp

When the torrential rains come,
thousands of lakes form across the
flat basin of the Pantanal – the
world’s largest tropical wetland.
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Covering over 180,000km , it is
twice the size of Portugal. The vast
floodplain is home to wildlife, such
as jaguars, caimans and toucans,
as well as ‘pantaneiros’ – local
cowboys who shift their cattle as
the waters ebb and flow.
PHOTO: PLANET LABS INC

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BOLIVIA
Pantanal
PARAGUAY