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Claro River (Tinguiririca)
The Claro River is a branch of the Tinguiririca River in the O'Higgins Region of Chile. The Claro River valley is an affluent community. See also *List of rivers of Chile This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain. Rivers by name Following ... References EVALUACION DE LOS RECURSOS HIDRICOS SUPERFICIALES EN LA CUENCA DEL RIO BIO BIO Rivers of Chile Rivers of O'Higgins Region {{Chile-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinguiririca River
Tinguiririca River is a river of Chile located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region. It rises in the Andes, at the confluence of the rivers ''Las Damas'' and ''Del Azufre''. From its source, it flows northwest for about 56 km to the vicinity of the city of San Fernando. In this portion of its course, the river receives the waters of the tributaries ''Clarillo'' and ''Claro''. Then the river flows southwest and then turns northwest to empty into Rapel Lake Rapel Lake (Spanish: ''Lago Rapel'' or ''Embalse Rapel'') is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Rapel River. It is located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Central Chile. The reservoir was created with the aim of feedin .... See also * Tinguiririca Volcano References Cuenca del río Rapel Rivers of O'Higgins Region Rivers of Chile {{Chile-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Higgins Region
The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region ( es, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ), often shortened to O'Higgins Region ( es, Región de O'Higgins), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers. The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Republic of Argentina, to the north by the Valparaíso and Santiago Metropolitan Regions, and to the south by the Maule Region. It extends approximately between the parallels of 33° 51' and 35° 01' south latitude, and between the meridian of 70° 02' west longitude and the Pacific Ocean. The capital and largest city of the region is Rancagua. The second major town is San Fernando. Geography In pre-Quaternary times extensive Nothofagus forests covered much of Libertador General Bernardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Chile
This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain. Rivers by name Following lists show the information of GeoNames ordered by names: * List of rivers of Chile (A–C) * List of rivers of Chile (D–O) * List of rivers of Chile (P–Z) Rivers by region The lists of rivers by region are: * List of rivers of the Arica y Parinacota Region (approximately 34 rivers) * List of rivers of the Tarapacá Region (approximately 44 rivers) * List of rivers of the Antofagasta Region (approximately 41 rivers) * List of rivers of the Atacama Region (approximately 61 rivers) * List of rivers of the Coquimbo Region (approximately 121 rivers) * List of rivers of the Valparaíso Region (approximately 174 rivers) * List of rivers of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (approximately 211 rivers) * List of rivers of the O'Higgins Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Chile
This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain. Rivers by name Following lists show the information of GeoNames ordered by names: * List of rivers of Chile (A–C) * List of rivers of Chile (D–O) * List of rivers of Chile (P–Z) Rivers by region The lists of rivers by region are: * List of rivers of the Arica y Parinacota Region (approximately 34 rivers) * List of rivers of the Tarapacá Region (approximately 44 rivers) * List of rivers of the Antofagasta Region (approximately 41 rivers) * List of rivers of the Atacama Region (approximately 61 rivers) * List of rivers of the Coquimbo Region (approximately 121 rivers) * List of rivers of the Valparaíso Region (approximately 174 rivers) * List of rivers of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (approximately 211 rivers) * List of rivers of the O'Higgins Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
