Comision Parala Exposici Pan-Americana
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Excerpt from Chile at the Pan-American Exposition: Brief Notes on Chile and General Catalogue of Chile Exhibits; Buffalo, New York, 1901 The greater part of the Republic of Chile is situated on the western coast of the continent of South America, between the Cordillera of the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, and is bounded on the North by Peru, on the East by Bolivia and the Argentine Republic, on the South and on the West by the Pacific Ocean. The boundary of Chile on the North is the Sama River from its source in the Cordillera of the Andes to its mouth on the Pacific, lat. 17° The southern boundary is at the very extreme of the continent, the most southerly point of which is the Island of Diego Ramirez, near Tierra del Fuego. The longitudinal extent of the territory, as far as Cape Horn, lat. 55° is miles. The average width is 101 miles. The total area is estimated at square miles. The configuration of the territory presents, as notable features, the Cordillera of the Andes, which runs from North to South on the East; the coast range which runs parallel with the former, on the West, and the central valley, which extends with Short interruptions between both ranges. The Cordillera of the Andes is formed by a longitudinal chain of mountains of great height. In this is to be found the famous peak of Aconcagua, whose height reaches feet above the level of the sea. The coast-range does not present a continuous line, and in general the outline of its slopes is smooth. In many places this range is connected with that of the Andes by transverse ridges. The central valley, which from Santiago to the south presents very definite features, offers the most favorable conditions for the development of agriculture, and in it are to be found most of the cities of Chile. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.