Isthmus — An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. Many canals are built on isthmi where it is particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation. Of note is the Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic… … Wikipedia
Liquiñe-Ofqui-Störungszone — Die Liquiñe Ofqui Störungszone Die Liquiñe Ofqui Störungszone ist eine große geologische Verwerfung in den chilenischen Anden. Sie erstreckt sich über etwa 1000 km in Nord Süd Richtung. Ihren nördlichsten Ausläufer markieren die Thermalquellen im … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault — The Liquiñe Ofqui Fault is major geological faultcite web|url=http://www.scielo.cl|accessdate=1999 07 01|publisher=CRED|title= Revista geológica de Chile ] that runs a length of roughly 1000 km in a north south direction and exhibits current… … Wikipedia
Patagonien — Patagonien, der südlichste Theil von Südamerika, im Osten an den Atlantischen Ocean, im Süden an die Magelhaens Straße, im Westen an den Stillen Ocean, im Norden an Chile, die Argentinische Conföderation u. Buenos Ayres grenzend (von letzterem… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Laguna San Rafael National Park — Infobox Protected area | name = Laguna San Rafael National Park iucn category = II caption = Northern Patagonian Ice Field locator x = locator y = location = Aisén Region, Chile nearest city = Puerto Chacabuco lat degrees = 46 lat minutes = 40… … Wikipedia
Taitao Peninsula — The Taitao Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Taitao ) is a westward projection of the mainland of Chile, with which it is connected by the narrow Isthmus of Ofqui, over which the natives and early missionaries were accustomed to carry their boats… … Wikipedia
Geology of Chile — The Geology of Chile is mainly a product of the the Andean orogeny which in turn is caused by the subduction zone at at its coast. This subduction have shaped two other features parallel to the Andes, the Intemidiate Depression which is a… … Wikipedia
Tres Montes Peninsula — The Tres Montes Peninsula (Spanish: Península Tres Montes ) is a south westward projection of Taitao Peninsula which in turn connects to the mainland of Chile by the narrow Isthmus of Ofqui. The peninsula is situated in Aisén Region close to the… … Wikipedia
Тайтао — исп. Península de Taitao Координаты: Координаты … Википедия
Chilean Central Valley — This article is about the valley between the Chilean Coast Range and the Andes. For the wine district, see Central Valley (wine region). The traditional Central Valley Marked with Red, the geological continental Central Valley includes the area… … Wikipedia
