Intermediate Depression

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Intermediate Depression is a major longitudinal valley in central Chile that separates the coastal range from the Andes and hosts many of the country’s main cities and agricultural areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
longitudinal valley
boundedBy Andes to the east
Chilean Coastal Range to the west
contains Chillán NERFINISHED
Curicó NERFINISHED
Los Ángeles (Chile) NERFINISHED
Osorno NERFINISHED
Puerto Montt NERFINISHED
Rancagua NERFINISHED
Santiago NERFINISHED
Talca NERFINISHED
Temuco NERFINISHED
Valdivia NERFINISHED
country Chile
crossedBy Biobío River NERFINISHED
Bueno River NERFINISHED
Imperial River NERFINISHED
Maipo River NERFINISHED
Maule River NERFINISHED
Maullín River NERFINISHED
Rapel River NERFINISHED
Toltén River NERFINISHED
Valdivia River NERFINISHED
drainage primarily toward the Pacific Ocean via transverse rivers
extendsParallelTo Pacific coast of Chile
formsPartOf Andean foreland system NERFINISHED
geologicalOrigin tectonic subsidence between coastal range and Andes
hasClimate Mediterranean climate in central section
temperate rainy climate in southern section
hasEconomicImportance dairy production in southern Chile
fruit production regions of Chile
viticulture regions of central Chile
hasLocalName Depresión Intermedia NERFINISHED
knownFor high agricultural productivity
hosting many of Chile’s main cities
languageOfName English
localNameLanguage Spanish
locatedIn central Chile
majorUse agriculture
livestock raising
urban settlement
orientation north–south
partOf Chilean Central Valley system NERFINISHED
separates Andes NERFINISHED
Chilean Coastal Range NERFINISHED
topography broad valley floor with gentle relief in many sectors

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central Chile hasValley Intermediate Depression
subject surface form: Central Chile