Chile
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Surprise holiday boost comes from an unexpected source...Cupola. California-based Suzanne Chambers, who founded C&C with her dad, Jack Chambers, attended and featured wines from California, Oregon, Washington state, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Portugal and Japan. Asked if... In this article: Stroke, Physical therapy, and Hawaii |
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U.S. News & World Report | November 04, 2009
Largest Known Galactic Congregation a Graveyard
...this is the real universe. " Tanaka and his colleagues made several observations of the region between August 2007 and December 2008 using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and the Very Large Telescope in Chile. They found that the...
In this article: Milky Way, Big Bang, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, European Southern Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, Garching, Germany, and Subaru Telescope
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Wired: Wired Science | July 21, 2009
Mammoth Telescope to Be Built in Hawaii
Mammoth Telescope to Be Built in Hawaii Hawaii beat out Chile to become the site of the Thirty-Meter Telescope, which is scheduled to be completed in 2018. The giant telescope will have a single primary mirror that measures 30 meters...
In this article: Hawaii, Caltech, Mauna Kea, Joint venture, Hubble Space Telescope, Edward Stone, Wired.com, University of California, Acura, and Subaru
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New Kerala | October 09, 2009
Tropical regions to be hardest hit by fisheries shifts caused by climate change
...Alaska and the east coast of Russia. Meanwhile, regions with the biggest loss in catch potential include Indonesia, the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), Chile and China. While greater catch potential in colder regions...
In this article: Climate change, University of British Columbia, Alaska, Sea Around Us Project, Princeton University, University of East Anglia, Washington, and Hawaii
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Wikipedia | October 09, 2009
Prickly shark
...the bramble shark but without the thorny denticles. The prickly shark occurs throughout the Pacific, including Taiwan, New Zealand, Hawaii, California and Chile, among other locations. The prickly shark lives along shelves and slopes at...
In this article: Pacific Ocean, Litter, Taiwan, California, Hawaii, and New Zealand
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Fox News | September 29, 2009
Largest Tsunamis in History
...in northern California, which saw waves as high as 20 feet. May 22, 1960: A magnitude 8.6 earthquake in Chile created a tsunami that hit the Chilean coast within 15 minutes. The surge, up to 75 feet high, killed an estimated 1,500 people...
In this article: Indian Ocean tsunami, Genetic disorder, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Mrs. Obama, Roman Polanski, Bill Clinton, and Thailand
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
Observatory
...mountainous Sierra Negra in Mexico. Major optical observatories include Mauna Kea , HI, USA, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in Spain, Paranal Observatory in Chile and Kitt Peak observatory in the USA. The largest observatory in the world...
In this article: EMI, Hubble Space Telescope, United States, Paranal Observatory, Mexico, Hawaii, Space Shuttle, Ulugh Beg, and Timur
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Wikipedia | September 05, 2008
Annette Ferguson
...galaxy in our galactic neighbourhood. Her research exploits ground-based telescopes in the Canary Islands, Chile, and Hawaii as well as sophisticated instruments on board the Hubble Space Telescope. Originally from Scotland, Ferguson...
In this article: Annette Ferguson, Hubble Space Telescope, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Max-Planck-Institut fur Astrophysik, Johns Hopkins University, Institute for Astronomy, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, University of Toronto, Marie Curie, and Milky Way
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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: RepChile.ogg|República de Chile), is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage at the country's southernmost tip. It is one of only two countries in South America that does not have a border with Brazil. The Pacific forms the country's entire western border, with a coastline that stretches over 6,435 kilometres. Chilean territory extends to the Pacific Ocean which includes the overseas territories of Juan Fernández Islands, the Salas y Gómez islands, the Desventuradas Islands and Easter Island located in Polynesia. Chile claims of territory in Antarctica.
Chile's unusual, ribbon-like shape — long and on average wide — has given it a hugely varied climate, ranging from the world's driest desert — the Atacama — in the north, through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, to a snow-prone Alpine climate in the south, with glaciers, fjords and lakes. The northern Chilean desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively small central area dominates the country in terms of population and agricultural resources. This area also is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century, when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands. The Andes Mountains are located on the eastern border.
- Name:
- Chile
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Chile
- Local Name:
- República de Chile
- Capital:
- Santiago
- Language:
- Spanish
- Motto:
- "By reason or force"
- Largest City:
- capital
- Government type:
- Representative democracy
- Founding Date:
- September 11, 1980
- Formations:
- Declared
- Area:
- 756,950
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $252.9 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 59th
- GDP (nominal):
- $181.5 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 53rd
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 45st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $9,884
- Time Zone:
- n/a
- Currency:
- Peso
- Demonym:
- Chilean
- Currency (code):
- CLP
- Country Calling Code:
- 56
- ccTLD:
- .cl
- Anthem:
- Himno Nacional de Chile
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