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Calama

American  
[kah-lah-mah] / kɑˈlɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Chile.


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Earthquakes at intermediate depths, including the Calama event, were long believed to be triggered mainly by a process known as "dehydration embrittlement."

From Science Daily Jan. 1, 2026

Judge Calama also cited Spain’s Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, to answer questions on July 5.

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

About the same time Chilean warships occupied Cobija and Tocapilla, and Sotomayor, after his victory at Calama, marched to the latter port.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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