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Chile, [a] officially the Republic of Chile, [b] is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica , stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean .
English: Location map of the Captaincy General of Chile or Kingdom of Chile based on the limits of the map of South America made by Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla (1775) and the general map of the Kingdom of Chile by Andrés Baleato (1793) in the sector of the Atacama Desert.
Click over the map to obtain a topographic map of the region and its toponymy. Geography of Chile. Chile is: a country; Location: Southern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. Latin America. South America. Southern Cone; Time zones: Easter Island – UTC-06, October–March UTC-05; Rest of Chile (Except Magallanes Region)– UTC-04, October–March ...
Chile's territorial shape is considered among the world's most unusual; from north to south, the country extends 4,270 km (2,653 mi), and yet it only averages 177 km (110 mi) in width. Chile reaches from the middle of South America's west coast straight down to the southern tip of the continent, where it curves slightly eastward.
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World Data Base II data; Author: NordNordWest: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Chile location map (+claims).svg; Chile location map (+1998 agreement rectangle).svg; Chile location map (+claims until 1994).svg; Chile location map (+claims, 1899).svg; Mapa de Chile, año 1899.svg; Hippocamelus bisulcus.svg; Relief Map of Chile.jpg ...
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