Chile is a long, narrow country on the southwestern coast of South America, along the Pacific Ocean, bordered mainly by Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.

Quick Scoop

  • Chile runs like a thin strip down the western edge of South America.
  • West of Chile: the Pacific Ocean.
  • East of Chile: the Andes Mountains and Argentina; to the northeast it borders Bolivia; to the north it borders Peru.
  • Far to the south, Chile reaches toward the Drake Passage, making it one of the world’s southernmost countries and a gateway toward Antarctica.
  • The capital city is Santiago, located roughly in the central part of the country.

Extra context

If you look at a map of South America, Chile is the long “ribbon” of land on the left-hand (Pacific) side, opposite Brazil, stretching from near Peru almost all the way down to the tip of the continent.

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