TAILOR MADE TRIPS TO CHILE AND OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN DESTINATIONS - TRAVEL PACKAGES TO CHILE, PERU, ARGENTINA, & EASTER ISLAND

Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru

Geographic coordinates: 30 00 S, 71 00 W 

Map References: South America

Comparative Area: slightly smaller than two Montanas.

Land boundaries: Total: 6,171km Bordering Countries: Argentina 5,150km, Bolivia 861km, and Peru 160km

Coastline: 6,435 km

Maritime claims: Territorial Sea: 12 nm Contiguous Zone: 24 nm Exclusive Economic Zone: 200 nm Continental Shelf: 200/350 nm

Climate: Temperate; Desert in the North; Mediterranean-type climate in the Central Region; Cool and Damp in the South

 
Elevation Extremes: Lowest Point: Pacific Ocean 0 m Highest Point: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880m

Natural Resources: Copper, Timber, Iron Ore, Nitrates, Precious Metals, Molybdenum, Hydro-Electric Power

Land Use: Arable land: 2.65% Permanent Crops: 0.42% Other: 96.93% (2001)

Current Issues: Widespread Deforestation and Mining threaten natural resources; Air Pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; Water Pollution from raw sewage

International Agreements: Party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography: Strategic location relative to the sea with lanes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); the Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions