Question: the la plata river basin of south america is also known as
Answer: The Río de la Plata basin ( Spanish : Cuenca del Plata , Portuguese : Bacia do Prata ) , more often called the River Plate basin in scholarly writings , sometimes called the Platine basin or Platine region , is the 3,170,000 - square - kilometre ( 1,220,000 sq mi ) hydrographical area in South America that drains to the Río de la Plata .