Cordillera de Mahuidanchi

Coordinates: 40°04′S 73°25′W / 40.067°S 73.417°W / -40.067; -73.417

Cordillera de Mahuidanchi
Range
View from Cerro Oncol
Country	Chile
Region	Los Ríos Region
Part of	Cordillera de la Costa
Highest point	Cerro Oncol
- elevation	715 m (2,346 ft)
Orogeny	Toco
Period	Carboniferous[1]
Map showing the Cordillera de Mahuidanchi in the west

The Valdivian Coastal Range is a mountain range in southern Chile, along the Pacific coast. Named for the city of Valdivia, it covers about 1 million acres (4,000 km²) of the Valdivian temperate rain forests, approximately one-quarter of which are protected. It forms part of the larger Chilean Coast Range. The highest point of the range is Cerro Oncol with 715 m.

The region has long been geographically isolated, making it a haven for endemic species. Some of the rare species that inhabit the Valdivian Coastal Range include the Pudu (the smallest deer in the world), the Degu, the Marine Otter, and the Monito del Monte, or mountain monkey (actually a marsupial).

See also

• Chilean Coast Range
• Cruces River
• Punucapa
• Valdivia
• Valdivian Coastal Reserve

References

1. ^ The Geology of Chile

External links

• Conservation efforts