The Cordillera Domeyko is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...

of the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

located in northern

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, west of

Salar de Atacama Salar de Atacama, located south of San Pedro de Atacama, is the largest Salt pan (geology), salt flat in Chile. It is surrounded by mountains and lacks drainage outlets. To the east, it is enclosed by the main chain of the Andes, while to the wes ...

. It runs north-south for approximately 600 km, parallel to the main chain. The mountain range marks the eastern border of the flat parts of

Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert () is a desert plateau located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile. Stretching over a strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of , which increases to if the barre ...

. The western border of Cordillera Domeyko is characterized by a inland cliffs and a sharp topographic transition known as El Bordo Escarpment. El Bordo Escarpment contain the main rock

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s of the Purilactis Group, which make up much of the mountain range. Cordillera Domeyko was named after Ignacy Domeyko and is the world's lowest humidity mountain range.ASTER's Global View from Space

References

External links

Virtual Tour on 360° of Cordillera de la Sal
Chilexplora.com Landforms of Antofagasta Region Mountain ranges of Chile {{Antofagasta-geo-stub