Geography
In pre-Quaternary times extensive Nothofagus forests covered much of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region.
The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region is part of the very restricted range of the endangered Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis; in prehistoric times this Chilean endemic tree had a significantly larger range.
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