Chile summary
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Atacama Desert Summary
Atacama Desert, cool, arid region in northern Chile, 600 to 700 miles (1,000 to 1,100 km) long from north to south. Its limits are not exactly determined, but it lies mainly between the south bend of the Loa River and the mountains separating the Salado-Copiapó drainage basins. To the north the
Valparaíso Summary
Valparaíso, city, capital of Valparaíso región, central Chile. It lies on the south side of a broad, open bay of the Pacific Ocean, 84 miles (140 km) northwest of the national capital of Santiago. The city stands on the slopes of a semicircular spur of the coastal mountain range that ends in the
Santiago Summary
Santiago, capital of Chile. It lies on the canalized Mapocho River, with views of high Andean peaks to the east. Santiago is the largest city in Chile and is also one of the most populous in Latin America. The city’s skyline, dotted with sleek modern skyscrapers, stands in contrast to its
League of Nations Summary
League of Nations, an organization for international cooperation established on January 10, 1920, at the initiative of the victorious Allied powers at the end of World War I. The terrible losses of World War I produced, as years went by and peace seemed no nearer, an ever-growing public demand that