300px, The archaeological site of Monte Verde is in a zone of ñadi soils.
Ñadi is a type of
soil
Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt
Dirt is an unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions. In such cases, they are said to become dirty.
Common types of dirt include:
* Debri ...
and a
phytogeographic zone of
Southern Chile
Southern Chile is an informal geographic term for any place south of the capital city, Santiago, or south of BiobÃo River, the mouth of which is Concepción, about {{convert, 200, mi, km, sigfig=1, order=flip south of Santiago. Generally cities ...
.
Ñadi soils are located in the
Chilean Central Valley
The Central Valley ( es, Valle Central), Intermediate Depression, or Longitudinal Valley is the depression between the Chilean Coastal Range and the Andes Mountains. The Chilean Central Valley extends from the border with Peru to Puerto Montt in ...
of
Los Lagos Region
Los Lagos Region ( es, Región de Los Lagos , ''Region of the Lakes'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, which are first order administrative divisions, and comprises four provinces: Chiloé, Llanquihue, Osorno and Palena. The region contains ...
, specifically between the
moraines left by the region's most recent glaciation (the
Llanquihue glaciation
The last glacial period and its associated glaciation is known in southern Chile as the Llanquihue glaciation ( es, Glaciación de Llanquihue). Its type area lies west of Llanquihue Lake where various drifts or end moraine systems belonging to ...
) and those of the penultimate glaciation (the
Santa MarÃa glaciation).
[ Ñadis have an impermeable layer, usually called ''fierrillo''.][
Agricultural regions
]
See also
*Lahuen Ñadi Natural Monument
Lahuen Ñadi Natural Monument is a protected ñadi area in Los Lagos Region of southern Chile. It is located between Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas. Lahue Ñadi is one of the few places in the Chilean Central Valley where mature Fitzroya
''Fi ...
*Trumao
Trumao is the name of a soil of the Andosol order found in southern and central Chile. Trumaos are formed from young volcanic ash, by volcanic ash redeposited by aeolian processes or by volcanic ash mobilized as alluvium. Trumaos are characterized ...
References
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Geography of Chile
Soil in Chile
Geography of Los Lagos Region
Geography of Los RÃos Region
Volcanic soils
