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Coordinates: 24°30′S 69°00′W / 24.500°S 69.000°W / -24.500; -69.000
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| accessdate = 2008-02-07 | doi = 10.4067/S0716-02082002000100004 }}</ref> parallel to the main chain. The mountain range marks the eastern border of the flat parts of [[Atacama Desert]].
| accessdate = 2008-02-07 | doi = 10.4067/S0716-02082002000100004 }}</ref> parallel to the main chain. The mountain range marks the eastern border of the flat parts of [[Atacama Desert]].


Cordillera Domeyko was named after [[Ignacy Domeyko]] and is the world's lowest humidity mountain range.<ref>[http://www.ersdac.or.jp/ASTERimage/ASTERimage_library_E.html ASTER's Global View from Space]</ref>
Cordillera Domeyko was named after [[Ignacy Domeyko]] and is the world's lowest humidity mountain range.<ref>[http://www.ersdac.or.jp/ASTERimage/ASTERimage_library_E.html ASTER's Global View from Space] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222030542/http://www.ersdac.or.jp/ASTERimage/ASTERimage_library_E.html |date=2008-02-22 }}</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.chilexplora.com/ver_local.php?id=1417&ver=panorama&idPanorama=2089 Virtual Tour on 360° of Cordillera de la Sal] Chilexplora.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708144405/http://www.chilexplora.com/ver_local.php?id=1417&ver=panorama&idPanorama=2089 Virtual Tour on 360° of Cordillera de la Sal] Chilexplora.com


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:50, 13 August 2017

Cordillera Domeyko
Cerro Quimal in the distance
Highest point
PeakCerro Quimal
Elevation4,278 m (14,035 ft)
Coordinates23°7′S 68°40′W / 23.117°S 68.667°W / -23.117; -68.667
Dimensions
Length600 km (370 mi) north-south
Geography
Map
CountryChile
Range coordinates24°30′S 69°00′W / 24.500°S 69.000°W / -24.500; -69.000
Parent rangeCentral Andes
Cordillera de la Sal, part of Cordillera Domeyko. In the distance can be seen Licancabur and Juriques.

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.

Cordillera Domeyko was named after Ignacy Domeyko and is the world's lowest humidity mountain range.[2]

References

  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". Rev. Geol. Chile. [online]. 29 (1): 55–80. doi:10.4067/S0716-02082002000100004. Retrieved 2008-02-07.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ ASTER's Global View from Space Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine