Profil du navire

Atacama

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Histoire

This freighter was built in 1933 by Smith & Rhuland, Lunenburg NS.

Propriétaires et capitaines

In 1933 she was owned by Levinius A. Wentzell (MO), Oakland NS and Howard Creaser, Riverport NS and Willoughby Ritcey, Lower LaHave NS Canada.

In 1933 she was owned by Bridgetown Barbados BWI interests.

Signification du nom

The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile. Stretching over a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000-mile) strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of 105,000 km2 (41,000 mi2),which increases to 128,000 km2 (49,000 mi2) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included.

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