The Chilean Coast Range is a mountain range that runs southward along the coast parallel with the Andean Mountains, from Morro de Arica to Taitao Peninsula where it ends at the Chile Triple Junction. The range has a strong influence on the climate of Chile and produces a rain shadow behind. This allows a more exuberant vegetation to grow in the range than in the interior. Compared to the coast and the Intermediate Depression the coast range is sparsely populated. Land use in the coast range varies from protected areas to grazing and silviculture. The range is present in all Chilean regions except for Coquimbo Region and Magallanes Region. The Chilean Coast Range does not show any sign of volcanic activity at present.