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Chile
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Chile - República de Chile
La República de Chile es un país ubicado en el extremo suroeste de América del Sur. Chile comprende una larga y estrecha franja de tierra conocida como Chile continental, entre el Océano Pacífico y la Cordillera de los Andes, que se extiende entre los 17º29'57'S y los 56º32'S de latitud (Islas Diego Ramírez), limitando al norte con Perú, al este con Bolivia y Argentina, y al sur con el Paso Drake. Además, posee territorios insulares en el Océano Pacífico, como el Archipiélago Juan Fernández y la Isla de Pascua (ubicada en la Polinesia), totalizando una superficie de 756.950 km². Por otra parte, Chile reclama soberanía sobre una zona de la Antártida de 1.250.000 km², denominada Territorio Chileno Antártico y comprendida entre los meridianos 90º y 53º Oeste prolongando su límite meridional hasta el Polo Sur. Esta reclamación está amparada de acuerdo a lo establecido por el Tratado Antártico. Debido a su presencia en Sudamérica, Oceanía y la Antártida, Chile se considera como un país tricontinental.Sitio Oficial de Chile- Esto es Chile
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Chile - Republic of Chile
The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific buttresses the country's entire western border, with ► Peru to the north, ► Bolivia to the northeast, ► Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage at the country's southernmost tip, near to ► Antarctica Chile includes also the ► Easter Island. [[Atlas of Official Chile WebSite - This is Chile|► Official Chile WebSite - This is Chile]].
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| Short name |
Chile |
| Official name |
Republic of Chile |
| Status |
Independent country since 1810 |
| Location |
South America |
| Capital |
Santiago de Chile |
| Population |
16,432,674 inhabitants |
| Area |
756,950 km² |
| Major languages |
Spanish |
| Major religions |
Roman Catholicism |
| More information |
Chile, Geography of Chile, History of Chile and Politics of Chile |
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Chile - Chile (Category). |
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General maps
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Map of Chile |
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Map of Chile (in Spanish) |
Relieve topográfico de Chile.
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Archipielago de los Chonos |
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Islas de Chile desde el Golfo de Penas hasta Puerto Natales |
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Estrecho de Magallanes |
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Lineas de Base segun decreto oficial nr. 416 del 14 de junio de 1977. |
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Map of Chile |
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Map of Chile |
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Topographic map of Chile |
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Regions of Chile (in Spanish) |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Chile, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Chile.
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Present-day Chile is originally populated by Arauca Indians and becomes partly under control of the Inca Empire. |
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Inca Provinces |
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Major cultures in the Late intermediate period (1000-1400 CE). Some small parts of Chile are ruled by the Aymara Kingdoms. |
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Under the name Captaincy-General of Chile the area becomes in 1778 a seperate dependency. |
In 1810 Chile declares itself independent, but Spain recaptures Chile in 1814. In 1818 Chile finally gains independence in 1818 as the State of Chile, renamed Republic of Chile in 1826.
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The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause, was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru, from 1879 to 1884. Chile gained substantial mineral-rich territory in the conflict, annexing both the Peruvian province of Tarapacá and the Bolivian province of Litoral, leaving Bolivia as a landlocked country. |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.
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Chile in 1597 by Van Wytflyet, Leuven |
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Chile in 1635 by Jan Jansson, Amsterdam |
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Chile and the coast of South America, 1659 |
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Chile in 1669 by Nicolas Sanson |
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The region in 1775 by D. Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla |
Other maps
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Vegetation map |
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Major volcanoes in Chile |
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Density |
Satellite maps
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Notes and references
General remarks:
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- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
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- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
- The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.
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