Cordillera Domeyko

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Cordillera de la Sal, part of Cordillera Domeyko. In the distance can be seen Licancabur and Juriques.

The Cordillera Domeyko is a mountain range of the Andes located in northern Chile, west of Salar de Atacama. It runs north-south for approximately 600 km,[1] parallel to the main chain. The mountain range marks the eastern border of the flat parts of Atacama Desert. The western border of Cordillera Domeyko is characterized by a inland cliffs and a sharp topographic transition known as El Bordo Escarpment.[2] El Bordo Escarpment contain the main rock outcrops of the Purilactis Group, which make up much of the mountain range.[2]

Cordillera Domeyko was named after Ignacy Domeyko and is the world's lowest humidity mountain range.[3]

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