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Calama

American  
[kah-lah-mah] / kɑˈlɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Chile.


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While devastating earthquakes are often linked to these massive megathrust events, the Calama earthquake stood apart from that familiar pattern.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

The court said that José Luis Calama has decided to lead a judicial commission that will travel to Israel to “take testimony from the CEO of the company that commercializes the Pegasus program.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

In some northern cities, including the mining hubs of Antofagasta and Calama, he won by significant margins.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2021

Those changes are not immediately evident during my two-hour flight from Santiago to Calama, the region’s northernmost major outpost.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2015

He adds, the priest of Calama heard the voices of those who spoke aloud near him, but as if from a distance.

From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Christmas, Henry