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{{Short description|Informal geographic region of Chile}}
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'''Southern Chile''' is an informal geographic term for any place south of the capital city, [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], or south of [[Biobío River]], the mouth of which is [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], about {{convert|200|mi|km|sigfig=1|order=flip}} south of Santiago. Generally cities like [[Temuco]] are considered to be located in the south despite being relatively close to the geographical center of Chile. This is mainly because mainland Chile ended in [[La Frontera, Chile|La Frontera]] until the [[occupation of Araucanía]] (1861–1883). Similarly, the [[Southern Chile (wine region)|Southern Chile wine region]] is close to the geographic center of the country, encompassing wine-growing areas in the [[Bío Bío Region]] and [[Araucanía Region]].

Southern Chile may also refer to the [[Zona Sur]] region between Biobío and [[Chacao Channel]], which is often also called the [[Chilean Lake District]]. It may also refer to the [[Zona Austral]], also called the Extreme South.

== List of major cities in Southern Chile ==
Ordered from north to south.

* [[Temuco]]
* [[Valdivia]]
* [[La Unión, Chile|La Unión]]
* [[Río Bueno, Chile|Rio Bueno]]
* [[Osorno, Chile|Osorno]]
* [[Puerto Varas]]
* [[Puerto Montt]]
* [[Castro, Chile|Castro]]
* [[Punta Arenas]]

[[Category:Geography of Chile]]
[[Category:Regions of South America by country]]