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Introduction The largest city in northern Chile and a Pacific port, it is the capital of the Antofagasta Region and the Province of Antofagasta. Located on the shores of Moreno Bay. Population 166,000 (1982). Founded in 1870, it grew due to the mining of nitrates, copper, and silver. It is the country’s second-largest port and a major outlet for southwestern Bolivia, exporting large quantities of nitrates, copper, sulfur, and other minerals. Industries include ore processing, smelting, casting, chemicals, food processing, fish meal production, and shipbuilding. It serves as the cultural center of northern Chile, home to the University of the North, a branch of the University of Chile, and the Technical University. Railways connect it to Oruro in Bolivia and Salta in Argentina. The climate is mild (average annual temperature 16.6°C) and dry (annual rainfall 9 mm), with city water supplied via pipelines from the Andes.

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Antofagasta

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The largest city in northern Chile and a Pacific port, it is the capital of the Antofagasta Region and the Province of Antofagasta. Located on the shores of Moreno Bay. Population 166,000 (1982). Founded in 1870, it grew due to the mining of nitrates, copper, and silver. It is the country’s second-largest port and a major outlet for southwestern Bolivia, exporting large quantities of nitrates, copper, sulfur, and other minerals. Industries include ore processing, smelting, casting, chemicals, food processing, fish meal production, and shipbuilding. It serves as the cultural center of northern Chile, home to the University of the North, a branch of the University of Chile, and the Technical University. Railways connect it to Oruro in Bolivia and Salta in Argentina. The climate is mild (average annual temperature 16.6°C) and dry (annual rainfall 9 mm), with city water supplied via pipelines from the Andes.

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