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The coastal plains of Chile (Spanish: Planicies litorales) are a series of discontinuous coastal plains found over much of Chile. Together with the Chilean Coast Range, the Chilean Central Valley, and the Andes proper the coastal plains are one of the main landscape units of Chile. [1] In Coquimbo and Valparaíso regions these plains are of ...
Chile is situated in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean and a small part of the South Atlantic Ocean. Chile's territorial shape is considered among the world's most unusual; from north to south, the country extends 4,270 km (2,653 mi), and yet it only averages 177 km (110 mi) in width.
The Chilean Coastal Range (Spanish: Cordillera de la Costa) is a mountain range that runs from north to south along the Pacific coast of South America parallel to the Andean Mountains, extending from Morro de Arica in the north to Taitao Peninsula, where it ends at the Chile triple junction, in the south.
Coastal plains of Chile; P. Pampa del Tamarugal; V. Valle de la Mocha This page was last edited on 17 February 2015, at 02:07 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central), Intermediate Depression, or Longitudinal Valley is the depression between the Chilean Coastal Range and the Andes Mountains. The Chilean Central Valley extends from the border with Peru [A] to Puerto Montt in southern Chile, with a notable interruption at Norte Chico (27°20'–33°00' S).
An enlargeable relief map of Chile. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chile: Chile – country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern and central ...
Among the coastal mountains and the Pacific is a series of coastal plains, of variable length, which allow the settlement of coastal towns and big ports. Some areas of the plains territories encompass territory east of the Andes, and the Patagonian steppes and Magellan, or are high plateaus surrounded by high mountain ranges, such as the ...
Coastal plains of Chile; Continental shelf of Chile; Cueva del Pirata This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 02:49 (UTC). Text is available under the ...