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Geological Formation

Callejón de Huaylas

Valleys

Callejon de Huaylas, meaning the Alley of Huaylas, is the common name for the Santa Valley, an inter-Andean valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru. It takes its name from its location between two mountain ranges, and Huaylas refers to the territorial division that governed the area during the Viceroyalty of Peru. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Callejón de Huaylas

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Callejón de Huaylas
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Found In

Peru

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Callejón de Huaylas
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Callejón de Huaylas (Wikipedia)
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The Santa Valley (Quechua Sancta) is an inter-andean valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru.
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Wikidata: Callejón de Huaylas
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