Chile stretches roughly 4,270 kilometers from north to south along South America's Pacific coast while averaging only about 175 kilometers in width, making it one of the longest and narrowest countries in the world. This shape gives it climate zones ranging from the driest desert on Earth to sub-Antarctic glaciers.
Record no. MRB-2026-005907
One of the World's Longest North-South Countries
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