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Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert , arid region, c.600 mi (970 km) long, N Chile, extending south from the border of Peru. The desert itself, c.2,000 ft (610 m) above sea level, is a series of dry salt basins flanked on the W by the Pacific coastal range, averaging c.2,500 ft (760 m) high, and on the E by the Andes. T... Read more
Loa
Loa , longest river of Chile, 275 mi (443 km) long, flowing S from the Andes, N Chile, then W and N through the Atacama Desert, before turning W to the Pacific Ocean. It is not navigable but affords some water supply and hydroelectric power for copper and nitrate-mining communities in its vicinity. ... Read more
Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro , c.1475-1538, Spanish conquistador, a leader in the conquest of Peru. A partner of Francisco Pizarro , he took part in the first (1524) and second (1526-28) expeditions and in the bloody subjugation of the Incas after 1532. He aided (1534) Benalcázar in thwarting Pedro de... Read more
Antofagasta
Antofagasta , city (1992 pop. 226,749), capital of Antofagasta region, N Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Antofagasta was founded by Chileans in 1870 to exploit nitrates in the Atacama Desert, then under Bolivian administration. Its occupation by Chilean troops in 1879 sparked the War of the Paci... Read more
Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia , c.1500-1554, Spanish conquistador, conqueror of Chile. One of Francisco Pizarro's best officers in the conquest of Peru, educated, energetic, somewhat less cruel and avaricious than his fellow conquerors, Valdivia obtained permission from Pizarro to subdue Chile. In Jan., 1540, h... Read more
European Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory (ESO), an intergovernmental organization for astronomical research with headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany. The ESO began in 1962 as a consortium among Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and Swede... Read more
Andes
Andes , mountain system, more than 5,000 mi (8,000 km) long, W South America. The ranges run generally parallel to the Pacific coast and extend from Tierra del Fuego northward, across the equator, as the backbone of the entire continent. The Falkland Islands are a continuation of the Andes, and ev... Read more
mummy
mummy dead human or animal body preserved by embalming or by unusual natural conditions. As a rule mummies are from ancient times. The word is of Arabic derivation and refers primarily to the burials found in Egypt, where the practice of mummification was perfected over the centuries to an extrem... Read more
Bolivia
Bolivia , officially Republic of Bolivia, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,858,000), 424,162 sq mi (1,098,581 sq km), W South America. One of the two inland countries of South America, Bolivia is shut in from the Pacific in the W by Chile and Peru; in the E and N it borders on Brazil, in the SE on Paragua... Read more
Chile
Chile , officially Republic of Chile, republic (2005 est. pop. 15,981,000), 292,256 sq mi (756,945 sq km), S South America, west of the continental divide of the Andes Mts. Chile is bordered by Peru on the north, Bolivia on the northeast, Argentina on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west and ... Read more

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Atacama Desert
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Atacama Desert , arid region, c.600 mi (970...to frequent and severe earthquakes. The Atacama has been a source of great nitrate and...mining boom. Although the southern half of Atacama belonged to Bolivia, the companies exploiting...
Copiapó
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...oacute; , city (1990 est. pop. 79,268), capital of Atacama region, N central Chile, on the Copiapó River. An industrial city at the southern edge of the Atacama Desert, Copiapó has industries that ship and process...
War of the Pacific
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the right to exploit nitrate deposits in Atacama, a province of Bolivia. In reprisal...the end of 1879, Chile had not only won Atacama and the Peruvian province of Tarapac...agreed upon until 1904. Chile acquired Atacama, Bolivia's only coastal territory...
South America
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...terraces, lies to the e of the Andes. A series of lowlands, including the Gran Chaco , marks the middle of the continent. The Atacama Desert , a coastal strip in n Chile, is the driest place on Earth. Major islands include the Falkland Islands (a British...
William Albright
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...years. Albright was born on May 24, 1891 in Coquimbo, Chile, to Methodist missionary parents who were stationed in the Atacama Desert. His family had very modest means. Although they were able to provide the bare necessities of life, he and his three...
Arica
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1992 pop. 170,064), N Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, just south of the Peruvian border and at the northern limit of the Atacama Desert. Peru ceded Arica to Chile after the War of the Pacific (see Pacific, War of the ). With the settlement of the Tacna...
mummy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...called Spirit Cave man, found in Nevada in 1940, was dated in 1996 as over 9,000 years old; Acha man, a mummy from the Atacama Desert, is of a similar age. Bibliography See G. E. Smith and W. R. Dawson, Egyptian Mummies (1924, repr. 1988...
Loa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Loa , longest river of Chile, 275 mi (443 km) long, flowing S from the Andes, N Chile, then W and N through the Atacama Desert, before turning W to the Pacific Ocean. It is not navigable but affords some water supply and hydroelectric power...
Chile
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...is the southern portion of the extensive desert zone of W South America. It is occupied mainly by the sun-baked Desert of Atacama , which, toward the south, gradually becomes a semiarid steppe with limited vegetation. The barren landscape of the north...
Antofagasta
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Antofagasta region, N Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Antofagasta was founded by Chileans in 1870 to exploit nitrates in the Atacama Desert, then under Bolivian administration. Its occupation by Chilean troops in 1879 sparked the War of the Pacific (see...

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Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Atacama Pathfinder Experiment ( APEX ) A 12‐m antenna for submillimetre astronomy...2 and 1.5 mm and began operation in 2005. APEX is a forerunner of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array at the same site.
Atacama Large Millimeter Array
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Atacama Large Millimeter Array ( ALMA ) An aperture-synthesis array for millimetre...at an altitude of 5000 m on the Chajnantor plateau of the Atacama desert in northern Chile. When complete, around the end of 2012, ALMA...
Nitrates
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...nitrates have been produced industrially. Nitrates are present naturally in sewage and in some mineral deposits. Chile's Atacama Desert is the world's leading supplier of the mineralized form. Approximately 86 percent of the nitrate produced in the...
Chile
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...boundaries with Bolivia and Argentina. In the north is the arid Atacama Desert, while in the centre the climate is mild and conducive...1818). The discovery of rich copper deposits in the northern Atacama desert had a dramatic impact on economic life, with a railway...
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...solar radio bursts. NRAO also operates the Very Large Array and the Very Long Baseline Array , and is participating in the Atacama Large Millimeter Array project. NRAO's headquarters are in Charlottesville, Virginia. http://www.nrao.edu/
submillimetre astronomy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...instrumental techniques developed to investigate it have more in common with radio astronomy than infrared astronomy. Major submillimetre telescopes include the 15-m James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array .
La Silla Observatory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...site of the European Southern Observatory , founded in 1964, at an altitude of 2350 m on La Silla mountain in the Atacama desert of Chile about 90 km northeast of La Serena. ESO's main optical instruments on La Silla are a 3.6...
ALMA
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ALMA Abbr. for Atacama Large Millimeter Array .
spectroscopy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...hydrogen line, and recombination lines in ionized gas. The next generation of radio astronomical instruments, such as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array , the Square Kilometre Array , and the Low Frequency Array , will pursue radio spectroscopy with much...
Bolivia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...xF3;n BOLÍVAR . A short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation was formed (1825–39). Control of the Atacama coast region, where rich guano nitrate deposits were found, was challenged by Chile in 1842 and finally lost in 1884 in the...

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Atacama Appoints Tim Miller as President and CEO.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 11/10/2009; 700+ words ; ...COLUMBIA, Nov 10, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Atacama Minerals Corp. ("Atacama" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:AAM) is...like to thank Mr. Posey for his contribution to Atacama. His dedication and loyalty to the Company has...
Atacama Minerals Corp. Against the Global Market.
M2 Presswire; 6/21/2007; 700+ words ; ...June 2007-www.streetinvesting.com: Atacama Minerals Corp. Against the Global Market...and corporate news pulled the curtain on Atacama Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: AAM) which...unpredictable risks, our contender of the day is Atacama Minerals Corp. ("Atacama" or the...
Atacama Minerals Corp. Takes Control of Atacama Minerals Chile.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 10/25/2004; 700+ words ; ...CCNMatthews via COMTEX) (AAM - TSXV) Atacama Minerals Corp. (the "Company") reports...industrial minerals project located in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. Under its agreement...sole control of the Board of Directors of Atacama Minerals Chile SA., the owner of Aguas...
Atacama Reports Significant Increase in Resources and Reserves at Aguas Blancas Mine in Chile.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 1/31/2008; 700+ words ; ...COLUMBIA, Jan 31, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Atacama Minerals Corp. ( Atacama or the Company ) (TSX VENTURE:AAM) is pleased...sedar.com or the Company's website www.atacama.com). The volumetric estimates were made from...
Amber Fund Limited Purchases 12,300,000 Common Shares of Atacama Minerals Corp.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 4/28/2005; 674 words ; ...placement 12,300,000 common shares of Atacama Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AAM) ("Atacama"), a Vancouver based company which holds...Aguas Blancas mineral project located in the Atacama desert of Northern Chile. The 12,300...
Atacama Major Expansion Into Nitrate Production.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 6/2/2008; 700+ words ; ...COLUMBIA, Jun 2, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Atacama Minerals Corp. ( Atacama or the Company ) (TSX VENTURE:AAM) is pleased...significant growth and global consumption, said Atacama's President and CEO, Edward Posey. The timing...
Atacama Mine Expansion Progress Report.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 10/20/2005; 700+ words ; ...20, 2005 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Atacama Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AAM) ("Atacama" or "the Company") is pleased to report...professional team and look forward to building Atacama Minerals into one of the most progressive...
Atacama Minerals Corp.: Aguas Blancas Accelerated Expansion Program.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 4/11/2002; 700+ words ; ...VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 11, 2002 Atacama Minerals Corp. (the "Company") is...announce that the Board of Directors of Atacama Chile have approved an accelerated expansion...new high capacity water well owned by Atacama Chile is being brought into production...
Atacama: the world's driest desert.
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...across the coastal mountains, lies the Atacama Desert--the driest in the world. In...Despite the dryness, however, the Atacama's average temperatures are almost cool...Starting near the Peruvian border, the Atacama Desert extends south for more than 600...
Atacama Reports 20% Increase in Ore Reserves.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 2/20/2007; 700+ words ; ...Feb 20, 2007 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Atacama Minerals Corp. ( Atacama or the Company ) (TSX VENTURE:AAM) is pleased...measurements as standard operating procedure. Atacama Minerals Corp. is an industrial minerals company...