Luján River
The Luján River runs from its source near Espora about 100 kilometres west of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to its outflow into the Río de la Plata north of the city. The first Megatherium fossil was found on the banks of the river in 1789.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Argentina
- Also known as: “Lujan River” and “Rio Lujan”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Estadio José Dellagiovanna and Punta Chica train station.
Estadio José Dellagiovanna
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Béccar.
Victoria
Town
Victoria is a city in San Fernando Partido of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.
San Isidro
Town
Luján River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Buenos Aires, Pampas, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-34.44507° or 34° 26′ 42″ south
Longitude
-58.52281° or 58° 31′ 22″ west
Open location code
48Q3HF3G+XV
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Luján River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Río Luján”
- Chinese: “盧漢河”
- Esperanto: “Luján”
- French: “Luján”
- German: “Río Luján”
- Irish: “Abhainn Luján”
- Italian: “Luján”
- Portuguese: “Rio Luján”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Luján (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Luján”
- Spanish: “Río Luján”
- Swedish: “Río Luján”
- Turkish: “Luján Nehri”
- Uzbek: “Luján daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Luján”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Punta Chica and Acassuso.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Estación Beccar and Puerto San Isidro.
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