Plata Río de la

Pla·ta

 (plä′tə, -tä), Río de la
A wide estuary of southeast South America between Argentina and Uruguay formed by the Paraná and Uruguay Rivers and opening on the Atlantic Ocean. It was explored by Magellan in 1520 and Sebastian Cabot from 1526 to 1529.
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