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List of extreme points of Chile

List of extreme points of Chile

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This is a list of the extreme points of Chile.

Latitude and longitude

Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.

Chile

Mainland

Geographical center

Altitude

Height referred to mean sea level.

Monuments

There is a monument at Playa Blanca ("White Beach"), located between Coronel and Lota in the Biobío Region, representing the middle of continental Chile north-south.[2][3]

South of Punta Arenas there is another such monument, marking Chile's north-south center, including Antarctic territorial claims (photo).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos (1899). Geographical Dictionary of the Republic of Chile (in Spanish). Imp. de F. A. Brockhaus.
  2. [2]
    "websil". Sil.senado.cl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. [3]
    "Comuna De Lota | Descubre Bio Bio". Descubrebiobio.cl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. [4]
    "Tour Packages Punta Arenas and Penguins". Chileturistic.com. Retrieved 2010-12-02.[permanent dead link]
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