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Places in News: Chile
Context:
The External Affairs Minister hosted Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren in New Delhi for the second India-Chile Joint Commission meeting.
- This meeting marks a significant step in deepening the strategic and economic relations between the two nations.
About Chile:
- It is located in both the Western and Southern hemispheres.
- Official Name: Republic of Chile
- Form of Government: Republic
- Capital: Santiago
- Official Language: Spanish
- Location: It is a long, narrow country situated in southwestern South America, flanked by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes Mountains to the east.
- It is bordered to the north by Peru, to the northeast by Bolivia, to the east by Argentina, and the south by the Drake Passage.
- Atacama Desert: A virtually rainless plateau with salt basins and lava flows.
- Highest Point: Nevado Ojos del Salado, at 22,572 ft (6,880 m), is the 2nd highest mountain in South America.
- Lowest Point: At the Pacific Ocean.
- Major Mountain Ranges: Andes Mountains is the world’s longest mountain range and includes over 600 volcanoes, many of which are active.
- Major Rivers: The Loa River (the longest at 440 km), Bío-Bío River, Maule River, Baker River etc.
- Natural Resources: Include copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, and hydropower.
- Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia, collectively known as the “Lithium Triangle,” contain over 75 percent of the world’s lithium reserves beneath their salt flats.
- Climate: It experiences mostly dry southern hemisphere summers and wet winters.