Chilean Norte Grande

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The Chilean Norte Grande is the arid, mineral-rich northern macro-region of Chile, encompassing the Atacama Desert and major mining areas near the Peruvian and Bolivian borders.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chilean Norte Grande canonical 4
Norte Grande of Chile 2
Altiplano (Chilean sector) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf macro-region of Chile
adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
bordersWith Bolivia
Peru
climateType hyper-arid
contains Andean highlands
linked to: Andean region

Atacama Desert
coastal plains
intermediate depression
major mining districts
country Chile
economicActivity industrial processing of minerals
mining
port activities related to mining exports
geologicalFeature rich ore deposits
salt flats
volcanic chains
hasCharacteristic arid climate
desert landscape
high solar radiation
low precipitation
hasEnvironmentalIssue mining-related environmental impacts
water scarcity
hasInfrastructure export ports for minerals
mining railways and roads
hasPopulationPattern concentrated in mining cities and coastal towns
hasStrategicImportance mineral exports for Chile
knownFor copper mining
lithium resources
mineral resources
nitrate deposits
locatedIn northern Chile
partOf Chilean territory
Norte Grande macrozone of Chile
linked to: northern Chile
usedFor large-scale open-pit mining

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarapacá Region partOf Chilean Norte Grande
Antofagasta partOf Chilean Norte Grande
El Loa Province partOf Chilean Norte Grande
Loa River region Norte Grande of Chile
linked to: Chilean Norte Grande
Sierra Gorda locatedInGeographicRegion Norte Grande of Chile
linked to: Chilean Norte Grande
Tocopilla Province partOf Greater North of Chile
linked to: Chilean Norte Grande
territory of Chile includesRegion Altiplano (Chilean sector)
linked to: Chilean Norte Grande
Taltal Commune locatedOn Chilean Norte Grande