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.

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Label Occurrences
Chaitén River valley canonical 1
Chaitén River watershed 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial valley
river valley
affectedBy 2008 eruption of Chaitén volcano
contains Chaitén River
country Chile
drainageBasin Pacific Ocean basin
drainsTo Gulf of Corcovado
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
Palena Province
southern Chile
locatedOnContinent South America
mouthNearbySettlement Chaitén
nearbyTown Chaitén
nearbyVolcano Chaitén volcano
linked to: Chaitén
partOf Chaitén River watershed
regionType Andean foreland
volcanicEventYear 2008

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Chaitén affects Chaitén River valley
Chaitén River valley partOf Chaitén River watershed
linked to: Chaitén River valley