Piura topographic map
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Piura
Topography is smooth in the coast and rough in the Sierra. There are many arid plains in the southern region. The Sechura Desert, located south of the Piura River, is Peru's largest desert and one of the world's few examples of a tropical desert; it borders a tropical terrain to the north. The Bayóvar Depression, which is the lowest point in Peru and all of the Southern Tropics, is located in this desert.
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Name: Piura topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Piura, Peru (-6.37209 -81.32840 -4.07933 -79.21033)
Average elevation: 675 m
Minimum elevation: -25 m
Maximum elevation: 4,013 m
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