Humid Pampas

The Humid Pampas (Spanish: Pampa Húmeda) is an extensive ecoregion of flat, fertile grassland of loessic origin in Argentina. It has a precipitation average of 900 mm per year, in contrast with the Dry Pampas to the west, which average less than 700 mm.

Humid Pampas (NT0803)
Barley field in Buenos Aires Province.
Location in Argentina
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeTemperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
Geography
CountriesArgentina
Coordinates35.83°S 60.54°W / -35.83; -60.54
Climate typeMostly humid subtropical (Cfa) and oceanic (Cfb) in the southeastern part
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