Chile topographic maps
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Atacama Desert
Chile > Antofagasta Region > Provincia de Antofagasta > Antofagasta
The Coastal Cliff of northern Chile west of the Chilean Coast Range is the main topographical feature of the coast. The geomorphology of the Atacama Desert has been characterized as a low-relief bench "similar to a giant uplifted terrace" by Armijo and co-workers. The intermediate depression (or Central…
Average elevation: 1,961 m
Mirador de Puerto Varas
Chile > Los Lagos Region > Provincia de Llanquihue > Puerto Varas
Average elevation: 112 m
Calama
Chile > Antofagasta Region > Provincia de El Loa
The western boundary of the town of Calama is marked by the peaks of the foothills, which occurs north of Calama in the foothills of the Loa River, which has many names, from north to south: Sierra Moreno, Cerros Chuquicamata Cerros de Montecristo. The Cerro Poquis (4,589 m), is the maximum altitude, north of…
Average elevation: 2,653 m
San Pedro de Atacama
Chile > Antofagasta Region > Provincia de El Loa
The town lies at an average of 8,000 feet (2,400 m), thus visitors often experience mild altitude sickness such as dizziness, lethargy and headaches. The local climate is extremely dry and mild, with daytime temperatures between 25–30 degrees Celsius (77–86 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer (December to…
Average elevation: 3,428 m
Santiago
Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Santiago
The city lies in the center of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of broad and fertile lands surrounded by mountains. The city has a varying elevation, gradually increasing from 400 m (1,312 ft) in the western areas to more than 700 m (2,297 ft) in the eastern areas. Santiago's…
Average elevation: 553 m
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Most of the region is made up of an extremely fertile, level prairie that the locals call la Depresión intermedia (Intermediate Depression). The terrain is known for its low elevation in relation to sea level and for being surrounded by hills, as well as emergent so-called island hills, such as Santa Lucía…
Average elevation: 1,721 m
Provincia de Cordillera
Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region
Cordillera Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cordillera) is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The…
Average elevation: 2,437 m
Villa Cerro Castillo
Chile > Aysén Region > Provincia de General Carrera > Río Ibáñez
Average elevation: 379 m
Norte Grande
Chile > Antofagasta Region > Provincia de Antofagasta > Sierra Gorda
The desert region is an elevated arid plateau descending gradually from the Andes towards the coast, where it breaks down abruptly from elevations of 800 to 1500 ft. From the sea this plateau escarpment has the appearance of a range of flat topped hills closely following the coast line. This topography…
Average elevation: 2,112 m
Navarino Island
Chile > Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica
Immediately to the south is the evergreen Magellanic rainforest, probably associated with the increased precipitation, the greater altitude and an improvement in the drainage. The characteristic species is Nothofagus betuloides (Coihue of Magallanes), forming pure communities in sectors of greater altitude or…
Average elevation: 172 m
Santiago
Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Santiago > Santiago
The city lies in the center of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of broad and fertile lands surrounded by mountains. The city has a varying elevation, gradually increasing from 400 m (1,312 ft) in the western areas to more than 700 m (2,297 ft) in the eastern areas. Santiago's…
Average elevation: 724 m
Arica
Chile > Arica and Parinacota Region > Provincia de Arica
More than 20 km of beaches, many known for the quality of surfing, span across the Coastal Range in the northern sector. The harbored location makes these beaches unique from other cities in Chile in terms of topography.
Average elevation: 523 m
Robinson Crusoe Island
Chile > Valparaiso Region > Provincia de Valparaíso > Juan Fernández
Robinson Crusoe has a subtropical climate, moderated by the cold Humboldt Current, which flows to the east of the island, and the southeast trade winds. Temperatures range from 3 °C (37 °F) to 34 °C (93 °F), with an annual mean of 15.4 °C (60 °F). Higher elevations are generally cooler, with occasional…
Average elevation: 44 m
La Leona
Chile > Santiago Metropolitan Region > Provincia de Chacabuco > Tiltil > Rungue > La Leona
Average elevation: 783 m
Puerto Williams
Chile > Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica > Provincia de la Antártica Chilena > Cape Horn > Puerto Williams
Average elevation: 151 m
Villa O'Higgins
Chile > Aysén Region > Provincia de Capitán Prat > O’Higgins > Villa O'Higgins
Average elevation: 402 m
Cochrane
Chile > Aysén Region > Provincia de Capitán Prat > Cochrane > Cochrane
Average elevation: 350 m
Punta Arenas
Chile > Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica > Provincia de Magallanes > Punta Arenas
Average elevation: 122 m
Chile Chico
Chile > Aysén Region > Provincia de General Carrera > Chile Chico
Average elevation: 911 m