Antofagasta Region

E38159

administrative region of Chile first-order administrative division

The Antofagasta Region is a major administrative region of northern Chile known for its vast Atacama Desert landscapes, rich mineral resources, and key role in the country’s mining industry.

Aliases (2)

II Region of Antofagasta ×1
Region of Antofagasta ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative region of Chile → first-order administrative division →
bordersBodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean →
bordersCountry	Argentina → Bolivia →
capital	Antofagasta →
climate	hyper-arid desert climate →
containsCity	Antofagasta → Calama → María Elena → Mejillones → San Pedro de Atacama → Sierra Gorda → Taltal → Tocopilla →
containsLandform	Andes Mountains → Coastal Range of Chile →
containsLandmark	Atacama Large Millimeter Array → Cerro Paranal → Paranal Observatory → San Pedro de Atacama → Valle de la Luna →
country	Chile →
economicSector	mining → port services →
hasMajorMine	Chuquicamata → El Abra → Escondida → La Escondida copper mine → Radomiro Tomic →
hasPort	Port of Antofagasta → Port of Mejillones →
hasProtectedArea	La Chimba National Reserve → Llullaillaco National Park → Los Flamencos National Reserve →
hasProvince	Antofagasta Province → El Loa Province → Tocopilla Province →
knownFor	copper mining → desert landscapes → lithium resources → mining industry → nitrate mining →
language	Spanish →
largestCity	Antofagasta →
locatedIn	northern Chile →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
partOf	Atacama Desert →
timeZone	Chile Standard Time →
timeZoneDST	Chile Summer Time →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calama → ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → Lascar volcano → Ollagüe volcano → Paranal Observatory → Salar de Atacama → San Pedro de Atacama → Taltal →	locatedIn
Atacama Region → Tarapacá Region →	borders
Llullaillaco → San Pedro volcano →	region
Calama ("Region of Antofagasta") →	countrySubdivision
Northern Chile →	hasPart
Antofagasta →	isCapitalOf
Antofagasta →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Licancabur →	locatedInRegion
European Extremely Large Telescope →	location
Lascar volcano ("II Region of Antofagasta") →	regionCode