Pacific coast of South America

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The Pacific coast of South America is the long western shoreline of the continent, stretching from Colombia to Chile and Peru along the Pacific Ocean and encompassing major ports, rich marine ecosystems, and diverse coastal landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastline
geographical region
adjacentTo Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes
borderedByCurrent Humboldt Current
continent South America
extendsFrom Colombia
extendsTo Chile
hasClimateInfluenceFrom Humboldt Current
hasDesertRegion Atacama Desert
Sechura Desert
hasEcosystem coastal desert
coastal wetland
mangrove forest
rocky shore
sandy beach
upwelling ecosystem
hasFeature narrow coastal plain
steep coastal cliffs
tectonically active margin
hasMajorPort Arica
Buenaventura
Callao
Guayaquil
Iquique
Manta
San Antonio (Chile)
Talara
linked to: Tumbes

Valparaíso
hasMarineRegion Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem
linked to: Humboldt Current
hasSpecies anchoveta
humboldt penguin
linked to: Humboldt penguins

sea lion
whale
influencesClimateOf Chilean coastal regions
Peruvian coastal desert
linked to: Nazca Desert
knownFor high marine productivity
rich fisheries
locatedIn Western South America
linked to: Andean region
ocean Pacific Ocean
passesThrough Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
subjectTo earthquakes
tsunamis
supportsIndustry artisanal fishing
coastal tourism
industrial fishing
maritime trade
port logistics

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Valparaíso Region locatedOn Pacific coast of South America
Miraflores locatedIn Pacific coast of Peru
linked to: Pacific coast of South America
Gulf of Panama partOf Pacific coast of Panama
linked to: Pacific coast of South America
Nazca Basin adjacentTo South American continental margin
linked to: Pacific coast of South America
Atacama Trench parallelTo Peru–Chile coast
linked to: Pacific coast of South America
Cavernas cemetery locatedNear Pacific coast of Peru
linked to: Pacific coast of South America
Central Coast of Peru partOf Peruvian coast
linked to: Pacific coast of South America
Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru theaterOfOperations Pacific coast of South America
Gran Colombia–Peru War mainTheater Pacific coast of South America
Antofagasta Province locatedOn South American Pacific coast
linked to: Pacific coast of South America
Pacific Rim includes South America Pacific Coast
linked to: Pacific coast of South America