How long is Chile?

Chile is a country in the western parts of South America. It occupies an elongate, slim stripe of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Chile’s territorial shape is among the world’s most unusual. The country extends from a latitude of 17° South to Cape Horn at 56°.

Chile measures 4,270 km (2,653 miles) from north to south, and yet it only averages 110 mi (177 km) east to west. Chile covers an area of 756.1 thousand sq km or 291.9 thousand sq mi.

Reddit user tomydenger created a very unusual map showing how far you are from Chile, using Chile as a scale.

The map below shows European countries that fit into Chile.

To lean more about Chile, have a look at the following books and maps:

• Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island
• Fodor’s Essential Chile (Fodor’s Travel Guide)
• Chile Map (National Geographic Adventure Map)