Chilean Coastal Range

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The Chilean Coastal Range is a long, ancient mountain system running parallel to Chile’s Pacific coast, forming a distinct low- to mid-elevation barrier between the ocean and the country’s central valleys.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
mountain range
alsoKnownAs Cordillera de la Costa
averageElevation 500–1500 m
biome Mediterranean forests
coastal desert shrublands
temperate rainforests
boundedBy Central Valley of Chile
Peru–Chile Trench
linked to: Atacama Trench
climateGradient Mediterranean in central Chile
arid in the north
humid temperate in the south
contains Alerce Costero National Park
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park
Fray Jorge National Park
La Campana National Park
Nahuelbuta Range
country Chile
economicActivity forestry
mining
tourism
ecoregion Chilean Matorral
Sechura Desert (southern extension)
linked to: Nazca Desert

Valdivian temperate rain forest
extendsFrom northern Chile
extendsTo southern Chile
feature gentler eastern slopes
steep western slopes
formedBy subduction-related tectonics
geologicalAge Mesozoic
Paleozoic
geologicalProcess erosion
uplift
highestPoint Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
highestPointElevation 3114 m
influences coastal climate of Chile
precipitation patterns in Central Valley of Chile
lithology granite
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
locatedIn South America
locatedOn Pacific coast of Chile
orientation north–south
partOf Chilean Coast Range System
runsParallelTo Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes

Pacific Ocean
separates Central Valley of Chile
Pacific Ocean
tectonicSetting forearc high

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Coquimbo Region hasMountainRange Chilean Coastal Range
Santiago mountainRangeNearby Chilean Coastal Range
Central Valley of Chile boundedBy Chilean Coastal Range
Chilean Coastal Range partOf Chilean Coast Range System
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Chilean Coastal Range alsoKnownAs Cordillera de la Costa
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Chilean Coastal Range contains Nahuelbuta Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Maule Region hasMountainRange Chilean Coast Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Curicó Basin boundedBy Chilean Coast Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Talca Basin boundedBy Chilean Coastal Range
Los Ángeles Basin near Coastal Range of Chile
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Pudu puda range Chilean coastal range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Antofagasta Region containsLandform Coastal Range of Chile
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Coastal Range (Chile) formsPartOf Chilean coastal highlands
subject linked to: Coastal Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Coastal Range (Chile) partOf Chilean Coast Range System
subject linked to: Coastal Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park locatedIn Cordillera de Nahuelbuta
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park partOf Chilean Coastal Range
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park locatedOn Chilean Coast Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Chilean Matorral borderedBy Chilean Coastal Range
Alerce Costero National Park locatedIn Chilean Coastal Range
Arauco hasNearbyFeature Nahuelbuta Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
American Cordillera hasPart Chilean Coastal Range
Central Chile hasMountainRange Chilean Coastal Range
subject linked to: central Chile
Santiago basin surroundedBy Chilean Coastal Range
Santiago basin climateInfluencedBy Chilean Coastal Range
Valdivia River near Valdivian Coastal Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Cachapoal Province hasMountainRange Chilean Coastal Range
Vicuña Mackenna locatedOn Chilean Coast Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Vicuña Mackenna mountainRange Chilean Coast Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Vicuña Mackenna partOf Chilean Coastal Cordillera
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Vicuña Mackenna category Chilean Coast Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range
Olmué locatedInOrNearby Chilean Coastal Range
Cerro La Campana mountainRange Chilean Coast Range
linked to: Chilean Coastal Range