Chilean Sea

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chilean-sea

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Southeastern Pacific Ocean, west of the Chilean mainland
2. What is the official designation?May 30, 1974, by Supreme Decree #346
3. Why did Chile call it the Mar Chileno?Chile named it the Mar Chileno to formally claim its maritime territory and show its sovereignty over the waters next to its coast.
4. What minerals can be found in the Chilean Sea?The sea has big deposits of phosphorite, which helps make fertilizers, and manganese‑iron nodules that contain metals like nickel and copper.

Maritime Jurisdiction: The legal authority a country has over its territorial waters and adjacent ocean areas.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): An area of the sea extending up to 200 nautical miles from the coast where a country has special rights.
Humboldt Current: A cold ocean current that flows north along the coast of South America, significantly impacting marine life and climate.
Deep-Sea Mining: The process of extracting mineral deposits from the ocean floor at great depths.