Geography

Important Places

 

Easter Island

Is over 2,000 miles from the population center which is around Haiti and Chile which cause this Island to be one of the most secluded islands in South America.Out and around the Island their are huge sculptures carved out of rock and wood known as the the Moai.

 

 

Straight of Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan set out for a better way to sail to the far east . The sail was much longer then he thought . He went right near Argentina and what is now the Straight of Magellan. He made it home to Spain in only three years with only ninteen men.

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Andes Mountains

 

Ojos del salado-------22,664 feet high

Mercedario-----------22,211

Llullaillaco-----------22,057

Pular------------------26,423

Aucanguilcha---------20,295

Bordering Countries are: Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru.

Argentina and Chile have a lot in common.

 

Lake of the Incas

On the full moon it is said that you will hear cries out by this frozen lake people believe the cries are from the soul of Inca Illi Yungui who wanders around across Princess Kora-Lie's tomb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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