El Buitre
El Buitre is a railway station in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province and has an elevation of 1,306 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chacabuco.
Chacabuco
Hamlet
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Chacabuco is one of the many abandoned nitrate or "saltpeter" towns in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Other nitrate towns of the Atacama Desert include Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works. Chacabuco is situated 8 km northeast of El Buitre.
El Buitre
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Buitre”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-23.2° or 23° 12′ southLongitude
-69.66667° or 69° 40′ westElevation
1,306 metres (4,285 feet)Open location code
578GQ8XM+X8GeoNames ID
3891821
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