Chile and Ukraine Chile is the longest country in the world, extending from a latitude of 17° S to Cape Horn at 56°. Chile extends 2,653 mi north to south and 110 mi east to west. Since this is the case, there is a wide variety of Earth’s climates found in this country. Geographically, the country can be divided into several different parts. Most geographers divide it into five sections: the far north, the near north, central Chile, the south, and the far south. Each region has distinguishing vegetation, fauna, climate, and its own distinct topography despite the Andes and the Pacific Ocean being found everywhere along the country. The Far North is incredibly arid, with it being mainly encompassed by the Atacama Desert, which is one of the …show more content…
This semiarid region receives about 25 mm of rain during each of the four winter months and small amounts throughout the rest of the year. The Near North is also prone to droughts. The temperatures are modest, with an average of 65.3 °F during the summer and about 53.6 °F during the winters. The winters bring rains and the melting snow from the Andes create rivers that flow year-round, but whose flows vary each season. The Transverse Valleys allow for a wide area to raise cattle and to grow fruit. Just like the Far North, the coastal region of the Near North has distinct climates that differ from the climates of the surrounding areas. In those areas where the moisture of the sea is trapped by the high cliffs bordering the ocean, rain forests are created. Due to the breaks in coastal elevation caused by river valleys, maritime moisture can travel farther inland and reduce the aridity in said …show more content…
It has a temperate Mediterranean climate, with rainfall amount steadily increasing as you travel from north to south. Around the Santiago area, the monthly temperatures reach an average of about 67.1 °F in the summer months of January and February and 45.5 °F in the winter months of June and July. In Concepción, the monthly temperatures are higher in the summer at 63.7 °F but lower in the winter at 48.7 °F. Central Chile contains a range of mountains that run parallel to the Andes. Lying between those mountain ranges is the Central Valley, which has incredibly fertile agricultural land, and the area just north and south of Santiago is a large producer of fruits.