Pampa del Tamarugal

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geographical region plateau

Pampa del Tamarugal is an arid plateau in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, notable for its vast salt flats, sparse vegetation, and proximity to major pre-Columbian geoglyph sites.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pampa del Tamarugal canonical 5
Chilean nitrate pampa 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
climateClassification hyper-arid ⓘ
contains Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
tamarugo tree stands ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
culturalSignificance Andean geoglyph traditions ⓘ
pre-Columbian caravan routes ⓘ
ecosystemType desert ecosystem ⓘ
elevation approximately 1000 meters above sea level ⓘ
extendsBetween Andes of northern Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coastal Range of northern Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ
geology Cenozoic sedimentary deposits ⓘ
evaporite layers ⓘ
hasClimate arid ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity limited agriculture using groundwater ⓘ
mining ⓘ
solar energy projects ⓘ
hasFeature alluvial plains ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ
underground aquifers ⓘ
hasSoilType gypsiferous soils ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ
historicalUse mining settlements ⓘ
saltpeter extraction ⓘ
hydrology internal drainage basin ⓘ
relies on groundwater ⓘ
knownFor archaeological sites ⓘ
extreme aridity ⓘ
geoglyph concentrations ⓘ
nitrate mining history ⓘ
salt flats landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
locatedNorthOf city of Iquique NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Atacama Desert geoglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cerro Unitas geoglyphs ⓘ
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarapacá geoglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ
pre-Columbian geoglyph sites ⓘ
partOf Tamarugal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarapacá Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedAreaWithin Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType intermediate depression ⓘ
vegetationType desert scrub ⓘ
tamarugo forest patches ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pintados geoglyphs → locatedNear → Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ
Santa Laura works → locatedOn → Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ
Pozo Almonte → locatedNear → Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ
Tamarugal Province → contains → Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ
Tamarugal Province → namedAfter → Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ
María Elena → partOf → Pampa del Tamarugal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chilean nitrate pampa