River Mapocho | |
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Location | |
Country | Chile |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 33°22′25″S 70°23′49″W / 33.3735°S 70.397°W |
• elevation | 1,200 to 252 m (3,937 to 827 ft)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | Maipo River |
• coordinates | 33°26′37″S 70°49′26″W / 33.44367°S 70.82392°W |
Length | 110 km (68 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 4,230 km2 (1,630 sq mi)[1] |
The River Mapocho (Spanish: Río Mapocho) (Mapudungun: Mapu chuco, "water that penetrates the land") is a river in Chile. It flows from its source in the Andes mountains onto the west and divides Chile's capital Santiago in two.