Bio Definition–noun
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region, central Chile, bordering Argentina to the east and fronting the Pacific Ocean to the west. It was given its present boundaries in 1974. Its area of 14,262 square miles (36,939 square km) ...
Bio-Bio River
river in south-central Chile. It rises in the Icalma and Galletue lakes in the Andes on Chile's eastern border and flows generally northwestward to enter the Pacific Ocean near Concepcion after a ...
Chile
South of the Bio-Bio river, climatic conditions favour the growth of natural forests. The primary species used for lumber and paneling are the coigue, oak, rauli, ulmo, tepa (laurel tree), and monkey ...
Valdivia, Pedro de
conqueror and governor of Chile for Spain and founder of the cities of Santiago and Concepcion.bismutite
a bismuth subcarbonate, (BiO)2CO3, that has been formed as an alteration product of primary bismuth minerals in the oxidized portions of metal veins. Well-known localities include Cornwall, Eng., and ...
Araucanian
any member of a group of South American Indians that are now concentrated in the fertile valleys and basins of south-central Chile, from the Bio-Bio River in the north to the Tolten River in the ...
Chile
An estimated one-seventh of the economically active population is employed in manufacturing, which accounts for about one-sixth of the gross domestic product. Factories are concentrated in the ...
Los Angeles
city, south-central Chile. It is located on a tributary of the Bio-Bio River in the southern part of the Central Valley. Founded in 1739 and elevated to city status in 1852, Los Angeles was swept by ...
Concepcion
city, south-central Chile. Concepcion lies near the mouth of the Bio-Bio River. One of Chile's largest cities, it was founded in 1550 on the site of what is now Penco and was shortly afterward burned ...
Dicaearchus
Greek Peripatetic philosopher of Messina in Sicily, a pupil of Aristotle and a scholar of wide learning who influenced such people as Cicero and Plutarch. He spent most of his life in Sparta. ...
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