The coastal plains of Chile (Spanish: Planicies litorales) are a series of discontinuous coastal plains found over much of Chile. Together with the Chilean...
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A coastal plain (also coastal plains, coastal lowland, coastal lowlands) is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the...
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lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands. Plains are one of the major landforms on earth, being...
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during the last 2.5 million years. Atacama Fault Borde costero Coastal plains of Chile Quezada, Jorge; Cerda, José Luis; Jensen, Arturo (2010). "Efectos...
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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica...
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Valle de la Mocha (category Plains of Chile)
Concepción earthquake. Coastal plains of Chile Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, SEGUNDA EDICIÓN...
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northeast and southeast the border of Chile extends beyond the Andes into the Altiplano and the Patagonian plains, giving these regions climate patterns...
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the Chilean Coastal Range and the Andes Mountains. The Chilean Central Valley extends from the border with Peru to Puerto Montt in southern Chile, with...
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(Brazil, Uruguay) Jamaica (Jamaica) Juan Fernández Islands (Chile) Lagoa dos Patos Coastal Plain (Brazil, Uruguay) Rio Limay-Neuquen-Rio Negro (Argentina)...
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Patagonia (redirect from Patagonia (Argentina and Chile))
shingle almost bare of vegetation. In the hollows of the plains are ponds or lakes of fresh and brackish water. Towards Chilean territory, the shingle...
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Chile has a long history in the production of wine, with roots dating back to the 16th century when the Spanish conquistadors introduced Vitis vinifera...
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central zone the plains are open and there are forests on the mountain slopes. One of the most striking forest trees is the pehuén or Chilean pine (Araucaria...
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Chile Cunco, western Zona Sur, Chile Llanistas, plains of Osorno, Chile Manzaneros, Neuquén Province, Argentina Veliche, Chiloé Archipelago, Chile Boroano...
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and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census. It is located...
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Santiago (redirect from Santiago of Chile)
also known as Santiago de Chile (Spanish: [san̪ˈtja.ɣo ðe ˈtʃi.le] ), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas...
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northern Chile, capital of the Coquimbo Region. Founded in 1544, it is the country's second oldest city after the national capital, Santiago. As of 2012,...
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Antofagasta (redirect from History of Antofagasta, Chile)
[antofaˈɣasta] ) is a port city in northern Chile, about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta...
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Pampa del Tamarugal (category Plains of Chile)
part of the Atacama Desert. It is bounded on the west by the Chilean Coastal Range and on the east by the western slopes of the Andes. The plain occupies...
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(Mishalpan), Washington Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains are often separated into Northern and Southern Plains tribes. Anishinaabeg (Anishinape, Anicinape...
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Islands, and the coastal fjords of Southeast Alaska) Alberta Clipper (fast-moving, frigid winter wind out of the central Canadian plains that swoops down...
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Berg wind (redirect from Coastal low)
accompanied by coastal lows. These coastal lows owe their existence to the configuration of the plateau, escarpment and coastal plain (see diagram on...
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Norte Grande (redirect from Far North, Chile)
(Big North, Far North, Great North) is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950. It borders Peru to the north, the...
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Ethan (2017-04-25). "What Are the Physical Characteristics of the Atlantic Coastal Plains?". sciencing.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19. Fill, Jennifer M.; Welch...
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Pacific which can bathe a vineyard with a blanket of cool air. For the rest of Chile's wine regions, the Coastal Ranges serve as a buffer from the current and...
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Grindelia cuneifolia, occurs in brackish coastal marshes of western North America, such as in some portions of the San Francisco Bay perimeter. The genus...
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Coyhaique (redirect from Coyhaique, Chile)
city of both the Coyhaique Province and the Aysén Region of Chile. Founded by settlers in 1929, it is a young city. Until the twentieth century, Chile showed...
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Atacama Desert (redirect from Desert of Atacama)
Tamarugal. The Coastal Cliff of northern Chile west of the Chilean Coast Range is the main topographical feature of the coast. The geomorphology of the Atacama...
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Valdivia (redirect from Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile)
southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder, Pedro de Valdivia, and is located at the confluence of the...
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Monte Verde (category Prehistory of Chile)
000–10,000 BP. The Chinchorro culture, which was mostly a coastal culture of northern Chile and southern Peru, originated ca. 9,000 years BP, and was...
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include the: Anishinaabe Plains-Ojibwa Blackfoot Kainai (Blood) North Peigan Siksika Dene Chipewyan Nakoda Assiniboine Stoney Plains-Cree Tsuut'ina (Sarcee)...
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