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  2. Llanos - Wikipedia

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    The Llanos (Spanish Los Llanos, "The Plains"; Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈʝanos]) is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome.

  3. Category:Grasslands of South America - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Grasslands of South America" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Gran Chaco; P.

  4. Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

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    The tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands are characterized by rainfall levels between 90–150 centimetres (35–59 in) per year. [1] Rainfall can be highly seasonal, with the entire year's rainfall sometimes occurring within a couple of weeks. African savannas occur between forest or woodland regions and grassland regions.

  5. Venezuelan Llanos - Wikipedia

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    The Venezuelan Llanos (Spanish: Llanos Venezolanos) also simply known as Los Llanos (English: the Plains) in Venezuela, is a natural region that consists of a very large, flat central depression of approximately 243,774 km 2 of extension, equivalent to 26.6% of the total continental territory of the country.

  6. Pantanal - Wikipedia

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    The Pantanal (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐ̃taˈnaw]) is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay.

  7. List of terrestrial ecoregions (WWF) - Wikipedia

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    Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands: Southern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the: Afrotropical: Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands: Southern miombo woodlands: Malawi: Afrotropical: Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands: Southern ...

  8. Rupununi savannah - Wikipedia

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    The Rupununi forms the southwestern wilderness territory of Guyana, a South American country situated on the Northeastern littoral of South America. The savannah is dissected by the Kanuku Mountains. The Rupununi Savannah encompasses 5000 square miles of virtually untouched grasslands, swamplands, rain-forested mountains.

  9. Patagonia - Wikipedia

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    Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.