Chile: An Outline of Its Geography, Economics, and PoliticsRoyal Institute of International Affairs, 1956 - 128 pages |
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Page 52
... Coal . The development of these rich hydro - electric resources is all the more important in view of the country's comparative poverty in coal . All Latin America is poor in such resources , and while Chile has sufficient for an annual ...
... Coal . The development of these rich hydro - electric resources is all the more important in view of the country's comparative poverty in coal . All Latin America is poor in such resources , and while Chile has sufficient for an annual ...
Page 56
... coal - burning , and coal is delivered direct from mine to ship , over 10 per cent of Chilean coal production being consumed in this way . 4. The indispensable service to the three southern provinces is evidenced by the traffic to and ...
... coal - burning , and coal is delivered direct from mine to ship , over 10 per cent of Chilean coal production being consumed in this way . 4. The indispensable service to the three southern provinces is evidenced by the traffic to and ...
Page 61
... coal annually . In the meantime , more efficient coal utilization has resulted in remarkable economies . ' Since 1913 the ton - kilometre on the railways using coal has trebled , with a decrease of 20 per cent in the coal used ' . ' The ...
... coal annually . In the meantime , more efficient coal utilization has resulted in remarkable economies . ' Since 1913 the ton - kilometre on the railways using coal has trebled , with a decrease of 20 per cent in the coal used ' . ' The ...
Contents
Climate and Natural Regions | 5 |
THE PEOPLE | 12 |
HISTORY AND POLITICS | 29 |
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Aconcagua acres agricultural Alessandri American Andean annually Antofagasta Argentina Arica Atlantic Chile Aysén Bank Bío-Bío Bío-Bío river Bogotá Bolivia British Caja cent central valley century Chilean Development Corporation Chillán Chiloé Chiloé island Chuquicamata coal coastal communications Communist Concepción considerable copper Coquimbo cordillera country's crops decade democratic Desert Chile economic election exports foreign trade Forest Chile frontier González Videla Government Huachipato Ibáñez important increase indicate industry investment Iquique Juan Soldado labour Latin America Magallanes major manufacturing Mediterranean Chile ment miles million pesos mineral mining natural nitrate O'Higgins Osorno output Pacific Pan-American parties period Peru petroleum plant political population port post-war Potrerillos President presidential production provinces Puerto Montt Punta Arenas railway rainfall recent region relations republic river Santiago secure settlement social southern statistics steel supply Talcahuano Tarapacá tion Tocopilla tons United Kingdom United Nations Valdivia Valparaiso zone