Juncal River
The Juncal River is a river of Chile. It has its source at the Juncal Norte Glacier, which originates at the summit of the Nevado Juncal. The upper Juncal River watershed is 220 square kilometers in area, of which 137.96 square kilometers is within Parque Andino Juncal, a private protected area and a Ramsar site. The river is joined by the Blanco River to form the Aconcagua River. The Juncalillo, one of its tributaries, receives the outflow of Laguna del Inca. 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 Rivers of Chile Rivers of Valparaíso Region {{Chile-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aconcagua River
The Aconcagua River is a river in Chile that rises from the conflux of two minor tributary rivers at above sea level in the Andes, Juncal River from the east (which rise in the Nevado Juncal) and Blanco River from the south east. The Aconcagua river flows westward through the broad Aconcagua valley and enters the Pacific Ocean near the city of Concon, north of Valparaíso. The river has a course of about , and its waters irrigate the most populous sections of the Chilean provinces of San Felipe de Aconcagua and Los Andes, being the most important economic resource of those regions. During the course of the Aconcagua river, it receives contributions from many others rivers and swamps, reaching a mean flow of . The Aconcagua River valley was used as the route of the Transandine Railway on the Chilean side. The river flows alongside Chile Route 5 from Llaillay to La Calera. For much of their lengths, the two separate stretches of Chile Route 60 follow the course of the river ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Juncal Norte Glacier
Location Nevado Juncal is a mountain at the border of Argentina and Chile, at the head of Aconcagua Val. It has a height of . It's located at La Yesera, Los Andes Department, Valparaíso Region, at the Central Andes. The mountain hosts several glaciers including the Juncal Norte and Juncal Sur. Elevation It has an official height of 5965 meters Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM2 (5940m), ASTER (5918m), TanDEM-X(5905m with voids), Juncal is about 5953 meters above sea level. The height of the nearest key col is 5120 meters, so its prominence is 833 meters. Juncal is listed as subgroup or massif, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 13.99%. Its parent peak is Nevado del Plomo and the Topographic isolation is 6.6 kilometers. This information was obtained during a research by Suzanne Imber Suzanne Mary Imber (born May 1983) is a British planetary scientist specialising in space weather at the University of Leicest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevado Juncal
Location Nevado Juncal is a mountain at the border of Argentina and Chile, at the head of Aconcagua Val. It has a height of . It's located at La Yesera, Los Andes Department, Valparaíso Region, at the Central Andes. The mountain hosts several glaciers including the Juncal Norte and Juncal Sur. Elevation It has an official height of 5965 meters Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM2 (5940m), ASTER (5918m), TanDEM-X(5905m with voids), Juncal is about 5953 meters above sea level. The height of the nearest key col is 5120 meters, so its prominence is 833 meters. Juncal is listed as subgroup or massif, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 13.99%. Its parent peak is Nevado del Plomo and the Topographic isolation is 6.6 kilometers The kilometre ( SI symbol: km; or ), spelt kilometer in American English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971. Every three years, representatives of the contracting parties meet as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy-making organ of the convention which adopts decisions (resolutions and recommendations) to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives. COP12 was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in 2015. COP13 was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in October 2018. List of wetlands of international importance The list of wetlands of international importance included 2,331 Ramsar sites in May 2018 covering over . The countries with most sites are the United Kingdo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blanco River (Aconcagua)
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Blanco River may refer to: Guatemala * Blanco River (San Marcos) Honduras * Blanco River (Honduras) Mexico * Blanco River (Veracruz) United States * Blanco River (Texas) * Blanco River (Lares, Puerto Rico) * Blanco River (Naguabo, Puerto Rico) See also * Río Blanco (other) * Rivière Blanche (other) * White River (other) White River may refer to: Bodies of water Africa * Bakoy River, in West Africa, called the White River over a portion of its length Canada * White River (British Columbia) * White River (Vancouver Island), a river in the Discovery Passage ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laguna Del Inca
Laguna del Inca () is a lake in Valparaíso Region, Chile, close to the border with Argentina. Portillo, Chile, Portillo ski resort is located at the southern end of the lake, near Chile Route 60. The stream that drains the lake is a tributary of the Juncalillo River, which flows into the Juncal River. References Lakes of Chile Lakes of Valparaíso Region {{Chile-lake-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |