Chaitén River valley
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The Chaitén River valley is a glacially carved valley in southern Chile that channels the Chaitén River from the Andean foothills to the Gulf of Corcovado, and was heavily impacted by the 2008 eruption of the nearby Chaitén volcano.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial valley
ⓘ
river valley ⓘ |
| affectedBy | 2008 eruption of Chaitén volcano ⓘ |
| contains | Chaitén River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Pacific Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsTo | Gulf of Corcovado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | westward ⓘ |
| fromSourceRegion | Andean foothills ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalOrigin | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasLandform | U-shaped cross-section ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
fluvial incision
ⓘ
volcanic sedimentation ⓘ |
| hasSedimentSource |
Chaitén volcano tephra
ⓘ
glacial till ⓘ |
| hazardType |
flood hazard
ⓘ
volcanic lahar hazard ⓘ |
| impactType |
ash fall
ⓘ
lahar deposition ⓘ pyroclastic material deposition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Los Lagos Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palena Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Chile ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mouthNearbySettlement | Chaitén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Chaitén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyVolcano | Chaitén volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chaitén River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Andean foreland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicEventYear | 2008 ⓘ |
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