Page 3 - HP3A 003 The Regions of Chile

even though the country is not an

island. Why is this? The answer

is simple. Chile is bordered on the

north, west, south and east by very

strong and defining natural borders.

In the north one finds the Atacama

desert, which is said to be the

world’s driest. In the west one finds historic isolation.

the enormity of the Pacific Ocean.

In the east one runs into the mighty Since the 1970s, Chile has been

Andes mountains, and in the south, divided into what are now 15

the impenetrable Antarctica. These different administrative units, each

factors help to contribute to Chile’s with its own specific geography

unique geographical conditions and and identity. Let’s take a look at the