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| GEOGRAPHY OF CHILE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru | ||||||||||||||||||
| Geographic coordinates: 30 00 S, 71 00 W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area: total: 756,950 sq km land: 748,800 sq km water: 8,150 sq km note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez |
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| Land boundaries: total: 6,171 km border countries: Argentina 5,150 km, Bolivia 861 km, Peru 160 km |
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| Coastline: 6,435 km | ||||||||||||||||||
| Climate: temperate; desert in north; cool and damp in south | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terrain: low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,962 m |
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| Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land use: arable land: 5% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 18% forests and woodland: 22% other: 55% (1993 est.) |
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| Irrigated land: 12,650 sq km (1993 est.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Natural hazards: severe earthquakes; active volcanism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environment?current issues: air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation contributing to loss of biodiversity; soil erosion; desertification | ||||||||||||||||||
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