Compiled by Salatiel Alves of Araújo, all reserved rights © 1996
Unesco recognized the Pantanal Matogrossense as one of the most
exuberant and diversified natural reservations of the Planet integrating him into the
acervo of the humanity's patrimonies. Located inside South America, the swampland
matogrossense is the largest continuous humid extension of the planet. Hidrograficamente,
the whole Swampland makes part of the basin of the river Paraguay being constituted in an
immense plain of areas you flooded. When of the period of the full ones it justifies the
legend on its origin, that would be an immense interior sea - the sea of Xaraés.
The climate is hot type in the summer, with medium temperature around 32°C and cold and
dry in the winter, with average around 21°C, happening occasionally, frosts the months of
July and August. The union of such factors as the relief, the climate and the regime
hidrográfico of the area favored the development of numerous animal species and you
vegetate that populate all its extension abundantly. 
The Swampland however
it is not an alone one. 10 exist (ten) swampland types in the area with characteristics
different from soil, vegetation and drainage, are them: - Nabileque - 9,4%; - Miranda,
4,6%; - Aquidauana, 4,9%; - Abobral - 1,6%; - Nhecolândia - 17,8%; - Paiaguás - 18,3%; -
Paraguay - 5,3%; - Baron of Melgaço - 13,3%; - Poconé - 12,9%; - Cáceres - 11,9% .A
beauty provided by the landscape pantaneira fascinates people of everyone doing with that
the tourism is developed in several municipal districts of the area. The development of a
thought ambientalista and social for the swampland matogrossense it has been taking
several researchers they to discuss her the impact of the human occupation in this
ecosystem. Dentre the main environmental problems highlighted: - the predatory fishing; -
the hunt of alligators; - the pollution of the rivers of the basin of Paraguay; - the
claims of the State of Mato Grosso and the pollution of the waters for the mercury; - the
hidrovia Paraguay-Paraná. Such subjects have been objective of an extensive discussion
and some environmental actions on the part of the environmental organs and of the
community it has been restraint such aggressions.
Computer science, Consulting and Training Paiaguás
Salatiel
Alves of Araújo - Geologist and Specialist in Remote Sensory
Comments for the author: salatiel@nutecnet.com.br
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