Atacama Desert topographic map
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Atacama Desert
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 Valley) forms a series of endorheic basins in much of the Atacama Desert south of latitude 19°30'S. North of this latitude, the intermediate depression drains into the Pacific Ocean.
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Name: Atacama Desert topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 1,961 m
Minimum elevation: 1,911 m
Maximum elevation: 2,025 m