World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Pampas

Gran

Chaco

A

n

d

e

s

Laguna Mar

Chiquita

Pi

lc

om

ay

o

B

er

m

ej

o

P

a

ra

n

á

Sa

la

do

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nar

á

U

ur

ug

ya

R

ío

d

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la

P

la

ta

Cerro

Aconcagua22,831ft(6959m)

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ro

pic

o

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C

ap

ri

c

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ro

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C

ap

ri

co

r

n

Islas

Juan Fernández

(to Chile)

ARGENTINA

CHILE

PERU

BOLIVIA

URUGUAY

PARAGUAY

B

R

A

Z

IL

B

R

A

Z

I

L

SANTIAGO

BUENOS AIRES

Coquimbo

La Serena

Antofagasta

Chillán

Rancagua

Talcahuano

Valparaíso

Viña del Mar

Córdoba

Corrientes

Godoy Cruz

La Plata

Mendoza

Paraná

Posadas

Resistencia

RíoCuarto

Rosario

Salta

San Juan

San Miguelde Tucumán

San Salvadorde Jujuy

Santa Fe

Santiago

del Estero

Calama

Talca

Arica

Iquique

Chuquicamata

Copiapó

Tocopilla ChañaralVallenar

Curicó

Illapel

Linares

Pilchilemu

La Ligua

San Antonio

Azul

Concordia

Formosa

Gualeguaychú

Junín

La Rioja

Villa Mercedes

Olavarría

Santa Rosa

Dolores

Vera

One of the world’s largest copper mines atChuquicamata has produced around29 million tons (tonnes) of copper overits 90-year history. The huge opencast pitis 2.6 miles (4.3 km) long, 2 miles (3 km)wide, and over 2788 ft (850 m) deep.

The driest place on Earth is the Atacama Desertin Chile, with an average rainfall of 0.004 inches(0.1 mm) per year. Until recently, some places hadreceived no rain for over 400 years.

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E

D

B

A

C

SOUTH AMERICA

Southern South America

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