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1931-2012 Map of South America's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=113)
Territory
Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
Brazil
97
23
2006
Ecuador
6
0
Venezuela
4
2
1971
Argentina
4
0
Uruguay
1
0
Colombia
1
0
SOUTH AMERICA
113
25
2009
51 and above
3 - 50
1 - 2
0
Last updated
: February 11, 2013
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