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CHILE is a vertically skinny nation straddling the Andes mountain range. Chile is east of the South Pacific Ocean in southwestern South America. Chile's bordering countries are Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast, and Peru to the north and northwest. Chile's southern coastal area is comprised of hundreds of islands - including Archipiélago Reina Adelaida (Queen Adelaide Archipelago) and Isla Tierra del Fuego - separated by somewhat narrow straits. Among those islands are the Straits of Magellan, which Ferdinand Magellan sailed through in 1520. Also known as Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and simply Tierra del Fuego (land of fire in Spanish), Isla Tierra del Fuego sits along the vertical Chile-Argentina border. Occupying the island's western portion, Chile shares the island with Argentina. Cape Horn marks the southern land-based extent of South America. Almost 3500 kilometers (about 2200 miles) north of Cape Horn is the arid Atacama Desert, featuring the world's most driest locations. At the border with Argentina in northeastern Chile, Ojos del Salado (eyes of salt in Spanish) stratovolcano stands tall at over 8,700 meters (over 22,600 feet) in height and is designated as Chile's highest point. Chile's capital and largest city in terms of population is Santiago. Chile's currency is the Chilean Peso. The peso's ISO 4217 currency code is CLP.
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CHILE is a vertically skinny nation straddling the Andes mountain range. Chile is east of the South Pacific Ocean in southwestern South America. Chile's bordering countries are Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast, and Peru to the north and northwest. Chile's southern coastal area is comprised of hundreds of islands - including Archipiélago Reina Adelaida (Queen Adelaide Archipelago) and Isla Tierra del Fuego - separated by somewhat narrow straits. Among those islands are the Straits of Magellan, which Ferdinand Magellan sailed through in 1520. Also known as Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and simply Tierra del Fuego (land of fire in Spanish), Isla Tierra del Fuego sits along the vertical Chile-Argentina border. Occupying the island's western portion, Chile shares the island with Argentina. Cape Horn marks the southern land-based extent of South America. Almost 3500 kilometers (about 2200 miles) north of Cape Horn is the arid Atacama Desert, featuring the world's most driest locations. At the border with Argentina in northeastern Chile, Ojos del Salado (eyes of salt in Spanish) stratovolcano stands tall at over 8,700 meters (over 22,600 feet) in height and is designated as Chile's highest point. Chile's capital and largest city in terms of population is Santiago. Chile's currency is the Chilean Peso. The peso's ISO 4217 currency code is CLP.
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