Wedged between the higest peaks of this range and vast Pacific Ocean, is Chile, a mountainous strip of land.
Chile has many other distinguishing characteristics.
More lakes and glaciers are located here than in any other country in South America. In addition, Chile has so many island, that many do have names. There are even islands eiht lakes, which in turn have island in them. No ither country in South America has a desert as dry as the Atacama, or a region as cold as the Patagonian Ice fields, or is located as close to one of the lowest points on earth, the Taltal trench, located 7.822 meters below the surface of the ocean. Ojos del Salado.