Chilean Geography and Nature

Landscapes and Climate

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  1. Roughly how long is Chile from north to south?
  2. Which desert in northern Chile is the driest non-polar desert on Earth?
  3. Which volcano on the Chile-Argentina border is the highest volcano in the world?
  4. Which cold ocean current flows north along the Chilean coast?
  5. Which lake is the largest lying wholly within Chile?
  6. Which national park in Magallanes is famous for its granite towers?
  7. Which island is the largest in Chile's archipelago and the center of wooden churches protected by UNESCO?
  8. Which famous cape, on Hornos Island at the far southern end of South America, belongs to Chile?
  9. Which is the longest river entirely within Chile, flowing through the Atacama?
  10. What type of climate has central Chile?
  11. Which is the largest ice field outside the polar regions, shared with Argentina?
  12. How far is Easter Island from the Chilean coast?
  13. Which islands were home to Alexander Selkirk, the model for Robinson Crusoe?
  14. Which countries border Chile?
  15. Which telescope complex on the Chajnantor plateau uses radio antennas?
  16. Why is the Atacama so dry?
  17. Which road runs through Aysen and Patagonia, built in the 1970s and 1980s?
  18. Chile is about 4,300 kilometres long and averages about 175 kilometres wide. About how many times longer than wide is it?
  19. Which is Chile's highest peak, on the border with Argentina?
  20. Which natural disaster hit Valdivia in 1960, the strongest earthquake ever recorded?
  21. Which tectonic zone makes Chile prone to earthquakes and volcanoes?
  22. Which list gives the three parallel bands of central Chile from west to east?
  23. Which is the largest salt flat of Chile, rich in lithium and with lagoons visited by flamingos?
  24. Which pairing of city and climate is correct?
  25. Ojos del Salado is about 6,893 metres high and Aconcagua about 6,961 metres. How many metres higher is Aconcagua?

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