LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY:Chile is located on the extreme southwestern coast of South America. It is bound by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast and Peru to the northwest. The country can be divided into three longitudinal and six latitudinal regions. T...
Climate and Geography The macroclimate here is very suitable for the cold-hating Carmenère, with warm days and milder nights influenced by the Cachapoal river. This runs in a roughly south-southwesterly direction until turning near Peumo to a more northwesterly path, heading to Rapel Lake and...
The geography and climate of the Santiago basin are, in general, unfavorable for the diffusion of air pollutants. Consequently, extreme events occur frequently during the high pollution season...José RutllantRené GarreaudEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment...
The climate in Chile is mostly temperate with a desert climate in the northern parts of the country and there is a cool climate in the South. Coastline in Chile - image by Toniflap Chile is larger in size than Texas/USA and has almost 6,500 km/ 4,038 miles of mainly rugged coastline...
Climate.—As Chili extends from hot parched deserts in the Tropic of Capricorn to a boisterous cold and wet country within 12º of the Antarctic Circle, and as while one-fourth of the territory is not much above the level of the sea, another fourth lies slightly below the snow-line, th...
Geography - note: strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert is one of world´s driest regions People information Population: 16,134,219 (July 2006 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 24.7%...
Because of its elongated shape, it has a diverse geography and climate, and can be an ideal destination year-round, depending on activities. The most popular time to visit for general tourism is November through March, when the weather is pleasant and Chileans are on vacation. The winter ...
Chile is known for its unique geography. At the south of the country is Cape Horn, a treacherous ocean passage located at the point where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. Moreover, Chile also possesses sovereignty over Easter Island, where the Rapa Nui, a Polynesian ethnic group, lives...
Full moon nights at Portillo are also wonderful, lighting up the surrounding chile mountains and lake for breathtaking views. Chilean Wines at Portillo Chile’s unique geography creates the ideal conditions for a wide-variety of mind-blowing wines. The country’s diverse geography and climate ...
A place of extremes and contradictions, Chile is home to a bewilderingly diverse geography and climate. Footprint's Chile Handbook will guide you from the endless and eerie Atacama Desert in the north to the creaking, fractured glacial ice of the south, with beaches and rainforest to explore ...