Cannabaceae

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This article is about the Chilean valley. For the Bolivian valley, see Valle de la Luna (Bolivia). For the Argentine valley, see Valle de la Luna (Argentina). For other uses, see Valle de la Luna (disambiguation).
Valle de la Luna Landscape.

El Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) is located 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of San Pedro de Atacama, in the north of Chile in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert. It has various stone and sand formations which have been carved by wind and water. It has an impressive range of color and texture, looking somewhat similar to the surface of the Moon. There are also dry lakes where the composition of salt makes a white covering layer of the area. It presents diverse saline outcrops which appear like man-made sculptures. There are also a great variety of caverns. When the sun sinks it defines the landscape while the wind blows among the rocks and the sky passes from pink color to purple and finally black. Valle de la Luna is a part of the Reserva Nacional los Flamencos and was declared a Nature Sanctuary in 1982 for its natural environment and strange lunar landscape, from which its name is derived.[1] The Atacama desert is also considered one of the driest places on earth, as some areas have not received a single drop of rain in hundreds of years.[2] A prototype for a Mars rover was tested there by scientists because of the valley's dry and forbidding terrains.[3]

Gallery[edit]

  • Valle de la Luna, Salt mountain range.
    Valle de la Luna, Salt mountain range.
  • The Amphitheater.
    The Amphitheater.
  • Big Dune.
    Big Dune.
  • Sunset in the Valley of the Moon.
    Sunset in the Valley of the Moon.
  • A landscape resembling a Moon crater
    A landscape resembling a Moon crater

References[edit]

  1. ^ "iExplore Chile". iExplore. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Natural Earth: Chile". Natural Earth. Retrieved 14 February 2010. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Chile Tourist Attractions". Internet Cafe. Retrieved 14 February 2010. [dead link]

22°54′40″S 68°19′23″W / 22.9112°S 68.32303°W / -22.9112; -68.32303

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_la_Luna_(Chile)

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  1. Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
    View the detailed Guide of Psilotum nudum: Detailed Study Of Psilotum Nudum (Whisk Fern), Classification, Anatomy, Reproduction

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