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DW Simpson
11-14-2007, 01:57 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idLTAN1434881020071114?rpc=44

A powerful 7.7 quake hit mineral-rich northern Chile on Wednesday, injuring some people and damaging buildings in and around Antofagasta, a coastal city that is the country's mining capital, the government and media reports said.

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The quake hit an area where there are many large copper mines. Chile is the biggest copper producer in the world, providing more than a third of annual supplies of the red metal.

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tommie frazier
11-15-2007, 12:52 AM
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how wide is chile?

DW Simpson
11-15-2007, 08:31 AM
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how wide is chile?

http://www.uach.cl/catalogo/english/chiledemografico.htm

Its average width is 180 km; 360 km at its widest part, and 15 km its narrowest.

http://www.metric-conversions.org/length/kilometers-to-miles.htm