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Tongoy Bay
Tongoy Bay ( es, Bahía de Tongoy) is a bay in Chile's Coquimbo Region. The bay is U-shaped, open to the north. Its western boundary is made up by the hilly and north-protruding Point Lengua de Vaca. More in detail the west boundary of the bay is made up of a seismic fault known as Puerto Aldea Fault. On the shores of the bay lie the towns of Tongoy and Puerto Aldea and their respective beaches. Tongoy Bay is site of recurrent upwelling of cold, acidic and oxygen-poor seawater. Crassostrea, Oysters are cultivated in Tongoy Bay. Guanaqueros Bay lies a few kilometers north of Tongoy Bay being separated by the coastal mountain of Cerro Guanaquero. References Bays of Chile Bodies of water of Coquimbo Region Coasts of Coquimbo Region {{Coquimbo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquimbo Region
The Coquimbo Region ( es, Región de Coquimbo, ) is one of Chile's 16 regions (first order administrative divisions). It is bordered by Atacama to the north, Valparaíso to the south, Argentina to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is approximately north of the national capital, Santiago. The capital and largest city is La Serena. Other important cities include the seaport Coquimbo and the agricultural centre Ovalle. Geography and ecology The Coquimbo Region forms the narrowest part, or 'waist' of Chile, and is hence one of the country's more mountainous regions, as the Andes range runs closer to the sea than elsewhere. The region has notable marine species as well as taxa that are associated with the mountainous regions. With respect to marine organisms, the upwelling areas encourage bioproductivity off of this Pacific Coast area of Chile. In the southern mountainous areas of the Coquimbo Region, the rare and endangered Chilean Wine Palm is found, whose ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
