Click the link for more information., the Juan Fernández Juan Fernández 2,770), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the South Pacific, c.2,200 mi (3,540 km) W of Chile, to which it belongs. Isla de Pascua, Polynesian Rapa Nui, remote island (1992 pop. In the Pacific Ocean are Chile's several island possessions, including Easter Island Easter Island, Click the link for more information., an island shared with Argentina. It consists of one large island (sometimes called simply Tierra del Fuego), five medium-sized islands, and numerous ,, archipelago, 28,476 sq mi (73,753 sq km), off S South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan. 56°S), including at its southern end the Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego LandĪ long narrow strip of land (no more than c.265 mi/430 km wide) between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, Chile stretches c.2,880 mi (4,630 km) from near lat. Click the link for more information. is the capital and the largest city. It is the political, commercial, and financial heart of the nation, although Valparaiso has been the seat of the Chilean congress since 1990. 4,395,000), central Chile, capital of Chile and of Metropolitana de Santiago region, on the Mapocho River. Chile is bordered by Peru on the north, Bolivia on the northeast, Argentina on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west and south. 17,763,000), 292,256 sq mi (756,945 sq km), S South America, west of the continental divide of the Andes Mts. chē`lā), officially Republic of Chile, republic (2015 est.