Jump to content

Yacyretá Island

Coordinates: 27°26′S 56°46′W / 27.43°S 56.77°W / -27.43; -56.77
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Delirium (talk | contribs) at 13:48, 11 March 2014. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Yacyretá Island
Map
Geography
LocationParaná River
Administration
Demographics
Population400

Yacyretá Island (Spanish: Isla Yacyretá[1]; Guaraní: jasý retã "land of the Moon") is an island in the Misiones Department, Paraguay, located in the Paraná River, sectioned by the Yacyretá Dam. Administratively, it is part of the southern province of Misiones. Is known for its white sand dunes.[2] It has a population of about 400 people live mainly from fishing.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.yacyreta.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95
  2. ^ http://www.proteger.org.ar/monitoreo-pesca-yacyreta/

27°26′S 56°46′W / 27.43°S 56.77°W / -27.43; -56.77

Stub icon

This Paraguay location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yacyretá_Island&oldid=599132262"