Pacific coast of South America

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The Pacific coast of South America is the long western shoreline of the continent, stretching from Colombia to Chile and Peru along the Pacific Ocean and encompassing major ports, rich marine ecosystems, and diverse coastal landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastline
geographical region
adjacentTo Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains
borderedByCurrent Humboldt Current
continent South America
extendsFrom Colombia
extendsTo Chile
hasClimateInfluenceFrom Humboldt Current
hasDesertRegion Atacama Desert
Sechura Desert
hasEcosystem coastal desert
coastal wetland
mangrove forest
rocky shore
sandy beach
upwelling ecosystem
hasFeature narrow coastal plain
steep coastal cliffs
tectonically active margin
hasMajorPort Arica
Buenaventura
Callao
Guayaquil
Iquique
Manta
San Antonio (Chile)
Tumbes
surface form: Talara

Valparaíso
hasMarineRegion Humboldt Current
surface form: Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem
hasSpecies anchoveta
Humboldt penguins
surface form: humboldt penguin

sea lion
whale
influencesClimateOf Chilean coastal regions
Nazca Desert
surface form: Peruvian coastal desert
knownFor high marine productivity
rich fisheries
locatedIn Andean region
surface form: Western South America
ocean Pacific Ocean
passesThrough Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
subjectTo earthquakes
tsunamis
supportsIndustry artisanal fishing
coastal tourism
industrial fishing
maritime trade
port logistics

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Valparaíso Region locatedOn Pacific coast of South America
Miraflores locatedIn Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: Pacific coast of Peru
Gulf of Panama partOf Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: Pacific coast of Panama
Nazca Basin adjacentTo Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: South American continental margin
Atacama Trench parallelTo Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: Peru–Chile coast
Cavernas cemetery locatedNear Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: Pacific coast of Peru
Central Coast of Peru partOf Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: Peruvian coast
Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru theaterOfOperations Pacific coast of South America
Gran Colombia–Peru War mainTheater Pacific coast of South America
Antofagasta Province locatedOn Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: South American Pacific coast
Pacific Rim includes Pacific coast of South America
this entity surface form: South America Pacific Coast