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*Climate: Arid in north, Mediterranean in the central portion, cool and damp in south.

*Climate: Arid in north, Mediterranean in the central portion, cool and damp in south.

Chile has also experienced numerous massive earthquakes: of the 46 known earthquakes estimated at magnitude >= 8.5, one-third have occurred in Chile, including the 1960 Valdivia earthquake which was measured at magnitude 9.5, the strongest ever recorded.  On four occasions, two earthquakes with magnitude >= 8.5 have had the same Chilean epicenter.

Chile has experienced numerous massive earthquakes, being located within the "Ring of Fire": of the 46 known earthquakes estimated at magnitude >= 8.5, one-third have occurred in Chile, including the 1960 Valdivia earthquake which was measured at magnitude 9.5, the strongest ever recorded.  On four occasions, two earthquakes with magnitude >= 8.5 have had the same Chilean epicenter.  Furthermore, the strongest estimated earthquake (before seismographs were invented) also took place in Chile around 1800 BC, also estimated in the magnitude 9.5 range.

==People==  

==People==