Antofagasta

[ ahn-toh-fuh-gah-stuh; Spanish ahn-taw-fah-gahs-tah ]

noun

1. a seaport in N Chile.

Antofagasta

/ ˌæntəfəˈɡæstə; antofaˈɣasta /

noun

1. a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The administration made a decision to withdraw two mineral leases that Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Chilean mining giant Antofagasta, needed to develop a massive underground copper-nickel mine.

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