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Geography of Chile |
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| Geographically Chile is located between 30° South to 71° West. Chile is located in the southern part of South America bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean. The country is tucked between Argentina and Peru. The Geography of Chile is very diverse and it includes low coastal mountains, fertile central valley, to rugged Andes in the east to one of the driest region of the world, the Atacama Desert. Nevado Ojos del Salado is the highest point of the country and measures about 6,880meters. This is also the highest volcano of the world.
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The Geography of Chile is divided into five regions: the far north, the near north, central Chile, the south and the far south. The sections have been briefly discussed below:
the far north: the far north Norte Grande extend from the Peruvian border to about 27° South latitude, in a line that roughly parallels the Copiapo River. This division contains the Atacama desert and is one of the driest region of the world and does not have any rainfal at all.
the near north: the near north or Norte Chico extends from Copiapo river to about 32° South latitude or just the north of Santiago. It is a semi arid region whose central area receives an average of 25 millimeters of rainfall during each of the four winter months and trace amount of rainfall throughout the year.
central Chile: this section is the home of the majority of the population. The region also include sthree largest metropolitan areas: Santiago, Valparaiso and Concepcion. The region extend from 32° South latitude to about 38° South latitude.
the south: this region is the most lacustrine area of Chile. Southern Chile extends from below the Bio-Bio river at about 38° South latitude to below Isla de Chiloe at about 43.4° South latitude.
the far south: this is the meeting region of Andes and the South Pacific. The region extends from 43° South latitude to 44° South latitude till Cape Horn.
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