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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

St. John of Calama visited his sister in disguise, and a chronicler, telling the story afterwards, said, "By the mercy of Jesus Christ he had not been recognized, and they never met again."

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Wishart, Alfred Wesley

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