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Wildlife of Chile
Wildlife of Chile has a diverse range of animals, fungi and plants. This condition is attributed, to a large extent, to the country's slender and elongated shape, which spans a wide range of latitude, and also its altitude, ranging from the windswept coastline of Pacific coast on the west to northern Andes to the sub-Antarctic, high Andes mountains in the east. Thus, there are many distinct ecosystems. Chile often called "the spine of South America" is often divided into fifteen administrative regions.