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
- Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region near Visviri (17°29′54.0″S 69°28′6.5″W / 17.498333°S 69.468472°W)
- Southernmost point can be either:
- Westernmost point: Motu Nui, off Easter Island (27°12′3.8″S 109°27′17.6″W / 27.201056°S 109.454889°W)
- Easternmost point can be either:
- Nueva Island in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (55°13′10.5″S 66°24′58.0″W / 55.219583°S 66.416111°W), or, if Antarctic Chilean Territory claims are considered,
- The 53rd meridian west of Greenwich, over Antarctica in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.
Mainland
- Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region (17°29′54.0″S 69°28′6.5″W / 17.498333°S 69.468472°W)
- Southernmost point: Cape Froward in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (53°53′47.8″S 71°17′41.4″W / 53.896611°S 71.294833°W)
- Westernmost point: Taitao Peninsula in Aisén Region (46°43′10.0″S 75°38′57.5″W / 46.719444°S 75.649306°W)
- Easternmost point: Off Nevados de Poquis in Antofagasta Region (22°59′31.0″S 66°58′31.7″W / 22.991944°S 66.975472°W)
Geographical center
- Chile (Including Easter Island):
- including Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 687 km WbS of Punta Arenas, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, Chile (53°44′57.0″S 81°13′38.8″W / 53.749167°S 81.227444°W)
- excluding Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 737 km SWbW of Alejandro Selkirk Island, Valparaíso Region, Chile (37°1′5.0″S 87°56′7.8″W / 37.018056°S 87.935500°W)
- Mainland: about 8 km. east of Colbún, Maule Region, Chile (35°41′50.9″S 71°18′44.6″W / 35.697472°S 71.312389°W)
Altitude
Height referred to mean sea level.
- Highest point: Ojos del Salado in Atacama Region, 6,893 m (27°6′34.6″S 68°32′32.1″W / 27.109611°S 68.542250°W)
- Lowest point: Pacific Ocean, 0 m
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.
South of Punta Arenas there is another such monument, marking Chile's north-south center, including Antarctic territorial claims (photo).
References
- ^ Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos (1899). Geographical Dictionary of the Republic of Chile (in Spanish). Imp. de F. A. Brockhaus.
- ^ "websil". Sil.senado.cl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ "Comuna De Lota | Descubre Bio Bio". Descubrebiobio.cl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ "Tour Packages Punta Arenas and Penguins". Chileturistic.com. Retrieved 2010-12-02.[permanent dead link]
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