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Alejandro Clocchiatti (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) Main Research Areas: Supernova and High-Performance Computing, member of the "High-Z Supernova Search Team". For this work, the PI of the team, Brian P. Schmidt , was awarded the Physics Nobel Prize in 2011 for the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe .
22 May – occurs the 1960 Valdivia earthquake With a magnitude of 9.5 MW, it is the largest recorded in the history of mankind Its epicenter was the city of Valdivia and mainly affected the area between Talca and Chiloé Archipelago The earthquake was felt in different parts of the planet and produced both a tidal wave —which affected various locations throughout the Pacific Ocean such as ...
With a 4,270 km (2,650 mi) north–south span, Chile spans 38 latitudes and has 24 world-wide climates. [1] As a result, the Chilean houses and buildings are adapted to suit the natural conditions. In the dry north, materials such as stones, earth and straw are usually used, and the central areas are mainly clay and straw.
Pages in category "1960 in Chile" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Euromast in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from the design by Hugh Maaskant. Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Estonia, designed by Alar Kotli. [2] Broxbourne and Harlow Town railway stations on the Eastern Region of British Railways. Finlyandsky Rail Terminal is rebuilt in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Lauca National Park El Tatio Geyser Field, 4200 m alt. A chilla fox in Pan de Azúcar National Park in the coast of Atacama Desert. Salar de Talar. The Norte Grande (Big North, Far North, Great North) is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950.
Gran Torre Santiago is part of the Costanera Center complex, which includes the largest shopping mall in Latin America, [9] two hotels and two additional office towers. Gran Torre Santiago is 300 metres (980 ft) tall and 64 stories high plus 6 basement floors, with a floor pitch of 4.1 metres (13 ft) and 107.125 m 2 (1,153.08 sq ft) in area.
Duhart, Paul et al. El Complejo Metamórfico Bahía Mansa en la cordillera de la Costa del centro-sur de Chile (39°30'-42°00'S): geocronología K-Ar, 40Ar/39Ar y U-Pb e implicancias en la evolución del margen sur-occidental de Gondwana; Moreno, Teresa and Wes Gibbons. (2006). The Geology of Chile. London: Geological Society of London.