Which country or map area contains Atacama?
Atacama is shown within Chile in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Chile
- Region name
- Atacama
- Approximate latitude
- 27.5° south
- Approximate longitude
- 69.9° west
- Country capital
- Santiago
- Country currency
- Chilean peso
- World region
- South America
Quick answers about Atacama
What kind of place is Atacama?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Atacama on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 27.5° south latitude and 69.9° west longitude.
What is the capital of Chile?
The country capital is Santiago.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.