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... central Chile . The alluvial deposits from the numerous Andean rivers in central Chile have provided mineral - rich soils that support the flourishing Mediterranean - type agriculture of the Central Valley of the intermediate depression ...
... central Chile . The alluvial deposits from the numerous Andean rivers in central Chile have provided mineral - rich soils that support the flourishing Mediterranean - type agriculture of the Central Valley of the intermediate depression ...
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... central Chile . Only the extreme south , unaffected by these controls , is characterized by a cold and humid climate . Temperatures drop in a regular pattern from north to south ; the principal cities average the following annual mean ...
... central Chile . Only the extreme south , unaffected by these controls , is characterized by a cold and humid climate . Temperatures drop in a regular pattern from north to south ; the principal cities average the following annual mean ...
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... central Chile . Chile's geographic isolation accounts for the absence of poisonous reptiles and spiders . The Central Nucleus La Frontera Settlement patterns . Climatic characteristics and his- toric events have strongly influenced ...
... central Chile . Chile's geographic isolation accounts for the absence of poisonous reptiles and spiders . The Central Nucleus La Frontera Settlement patterns . Climatic characteristics and his- toric events have strongly influenced ...
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