Chile Is Ridiculously Long

Chile is a ridiculously long country You probably already know that Chile is a rather long (or tall) country, but it just doesn't know just how long it is. From north to south, Chile extends 4,270 km (2,653 mi), yet it is only 350 km (217 miles) at its widest point and averages just 177 km (110 miles) east to west. CHILE

A page from a geography book shows Chile highlighted in red on a map of Europe, with a diagonal measurement emphasizing its enormous north-to-south length. The joke is the absurd comparison: Chile is placed over Europe to make its extreme narrow-and-long shape look comically oversized.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 17815 2024-08-11