Quillagua

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Quillagua is a small oasis settlement in Chile’s Atacama Desert, often cited as one of the driest inhabited places on Earth.

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Quillagua canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oasis settlement
populated place
administrativeDivision Tocopilla Province NERFINISHED
aridityIndex extreme
averageAnnualRainfall extremely low
climate hyper-arid
climateRecord among lowest measured precipitation values
continent South America
country Chile
countrySubdivision Region of Antofagasta NERFINISHED
economicActivity livestock raising
small-scale agriculture
tourism
ecosystemType desert oasis
elevation approximately 800 meters above sea level
environment extreme aridity
high solar radiation
geographicalDesignation locality in northern Chile
hasClimateType desert climate
hasFeature irrigated agricultural land
oasis
hasHydrologicalFeature groundwater-fed oasis
hasInfrastructure basic services
road access
hasNearbyActivity mining in surrounding region
hasScientificInterest climate and hydrology research
studies of extreme environments
hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
humanSettlement permanent
inhabited true
isOasis true
knownFor desert landscapes
extreme dryness
languageSpoken Spanish
latitudeHemisphere Southern
locatedIn Antofagasta Region NERFINISHED
Atacama Desert
Tocopilla Province NERFINISHED
northern Chile
longitudeHemisphere Western
nearRiver Loa River NERFINISHED
notableAs one of the driest inhabited places on Earth
partOf Atacama Desert settlements NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic small population
region Antofagasta Region NERFINISHED
timeZone Chile Standard Time
transportConnection connected by regional roads

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Loa River flowsThrough Quillagua