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Pantanal

geographical name

Pan·​ta·​nal ˌpän-tə-ˈnäl How to pronounce Pantanal (audio)
region of swamps and marshland stretching about 100 miles (160 kilometers) along the upper Paraguay River in southwestern Brazil and extending into Bolivia and Paraguay

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“Pantanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pantanal. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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