northern Chile

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Northern Chile is an arid, sparsely populated macro-region of Chile known for the Atacama Desert, rich mineral resources, and clear skies ideal for astronomical observatories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf macro-region of Chile
borders Bolivia
Pacific Ocean
Peru
characterizedBy arid climate
high solar radiation
sparse population
climateType desert climate
contains Altiplano plateau
surface form: Altiplano

Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Puna de Atacama
surface form: Chajnantor Plateau

La Silla Observatory
Paranal Observatory
salar de Atacama
surface form: Salar de Atacama

Very Large Telescope
country Chile
hasCity Antofagasta
Arica
Calama
Copiapó
Iquique
hasEconomicActivity astronomy-related services
mining
tourism
hasFeature Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

coastal range
high-altitude plateaus
intermediate depression
salt flats
hasPart Antofagasta Region
Arica y Parinacota Region
Atacama Desert
Tarapacá Region
parts of the Atacama Region
historicalActivity nitrate industry
historicalSite Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
knownFor Atacama Desert
astronomical observatories
astronomical seeing quality
clear skies
copper mining
lithium reserves
nitrate deposits
locatedIn South America
Southern Hemisphere
partOf Chile
surface form: Republic of Chile
timeZone Chile Standard Time
Chile Summer Time

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Puerto Coloso locatedIn northern Chile
Minera Escondida locatedIn northern Chile
Lauca River locatedIn northern Chile
San Pedro de Inacaliri River locatedIn northern Chile
Loa River Bridge locatedIn northern Chile
Carmen River locatedIn northern Chile
Vicuña, Chile locatedIn northern Chile
Arica station locatedIn northern Chile
Choapa River basin locatedIn northern Chile
Bahía de Coquimbo locatedIn northern Chile
road to Calama locatedIn northern Chile
Salar de Carcote locatedIn northern Chile
Province of Choapa locatedIn northern Chile
Salar de Ascotán locatedIn northern Chile