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Gran Chaco topographic map

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Gran Chaco

Large tracts of the central and northern Chaco have high soil fertility, sandy alluvial soils with elevated levels of phosphorus, and a topography that is favorable for agricultural development. Other aspects are challenging for farming: a semiarid to semihumid climate (600–1300 mm annual rainfall) with a six-month dry season and sufficient fresh groundwater restricted to roughly one-third of the region, two-thirds being without groundwater or with groundwater of high salinity. Soils are generally erosion-prone once the forest has been cleared. In the central and northern Paraguay Chaco, occasional dust storms have caused major topsoil loss.

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About this map

Name: Gran Chaco topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Gran Chaco, Bahía Negra, Alto Paraguay, Región Occidental, Paraguay (-21.09763 -60.87392 -19.09763 -58.87392)

Average elevation: 545 ft

Minimum elevation: 289 ft

Maximum elevation: 2,638 ft

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