Cordillera_Domeyko

Cordillera Domeyko

Cordillera Domeyko

Mountain range in Chile

The Cordillera Domeyko is a mountain range of the Andes located in northern Chile, west of Salar de Atacama. It runs north-south for approximately 600 km,[1] parallel to the main chain. The mountain range marks the eastern border of the flat parts of Atacama Desert. The western border of Cordillera Domeyko is characterized by a inland cliffs and a sharp topographic transition known as El Bordo Escarpment.[2] El Bordo Escarpment contain the main rock outcrops of the Purilactis Group, which make up much of the mountain range.[2]

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Cordillera de la Sal, part of Cordillera Domeyko. In the distance can be seen Licancabur and Juriques.

Cordillera Domeyko was named after Ignacy Domeyko and is the world's lowest humidity mountain range.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Muñoz, N., Charrier, R. and Jordan, T. (July 2002). "Interactions between basement and cover during the evolution of the Salar de Atacama Basin, northern Chile". Revista Geológica de Chile. 29 (1): 55–80. doi:10.4067/S0716-02082002000100004.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    Mpodozis, Constantino; Arriagada, César; Roperch, Pierrick (1999-10-06). Cretaceous to Paleogene geology of the Salar de Atacama basin, northern Chile: A reappraisal of the Purilactis Group stratigraphy. Fourth ISAG, Goettingen. Goettingen, Germany.
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    ASTER's Global View from Space Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine


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