Since Chile extends from a point about 625 km (388 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn to a point hardly more than 1,400 km (870 mi) north of the Antarctic Circle, a broad selection of the Earth's climates can be found in this country. Therefore, ge... Read more »
The geography of Chile is extremely diverse as the country extends from a latitude of 17° South to Cape Horn at 56° (if Chilean claims on Antarctica are included Chile would extend to the South Pole) and from the ocean on the west to Andes on the eas... Read more »
The far north (Norte Grande), which extends from the Peruvian border to about 27° south latitude, a line roughly paralleled to the Copiapó River, is extremely arid. It mainly contains the Atacama Desert, one of the driest areas in the world. In certa... Read more »
The near north (Norte Chico) extends from the Copiapó River to about 32° south latitude, or just north of Santiago. It is a semiarid region whose central area receives an average of about 25 mm (0.98 in) of rain during each of the four winter months,... Read more »
Central Chile (Chile Central), home to a majority of the population, includes the three largest metropolitan areas Santiago, Valparaíso, and Concepción. It extends from about 32° south latitude to about 37° south latitude. The climate is of the tempe... Read more »
Area:total: 756,102 km2 (291,933 sq mi)land: 743,812 km2 (287,187 sq mi)water: 12,290 km2 (4,745 sq mi)note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y GómezThis does not include the Chilean claims to Antarctica, which overlaps with the ... Read more »
In the far south (Chile Austral), which extends from between 42° south latitude to Cape Horn, the Andes and the South Pacific meet. The continental coastline features numerous inlets and fjords, from which the mountains seem to rise straight up to gr... Read more »
