Cordillera Pelada

Pelada Range
Range
View of Fitzroya forests of Cordillera Pelada in La Unión commune
Country	Chile
Region	Los Ríos, Los Lagos
Part of	Cordillera de la costa
Orogeny	Toco
Period	Carboniferous[1]

Cordillera Pelada (Spanish for Bald Range) is a mountain range in Osorno Province and southern Los Ríos Region, southern Chile. It is located along the Pacific coast and forms part of the larger Chilean Coast Range. It got its name pelada from the Spanish word for bare or bald in reference to large fires that once burned the forests on the cordillera.

See also

• Chilean Coast Range
• Cordillera de Nahuelbuta
• Cordillera de Mahuidanchi

References

1. ^ The Geology of Chile

Coordinates: 40°22′10″S 73°37′56″W / 40.36944°S 73.63222°W / -40.36944; -73.63222