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A magnitude 9.5 megathrust rupture off southern Chile shook for ten minutes — the strongest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded. Its tsunami crossed the Pacific and struck Hilo, Hawaii, with waves 10.7 m high.

Santiago's 300-metre Gran Torre Costanera, nicknamed "the Mordor of Santiago" by critics, topped out in February 2012 and was finished as the tallest building on the continent - a completion its architect dates to 2014 and Wikipedia to 2013.

The Moon's shadow touches down at 15:59:35 UT on 2027-02-06, and the annular phase lasts up to 7 minutes 51 seconds along a path 281.5 km wide crossing Chile, Argentina and the Atlantic. A partial eclipse is visible from South America, Antarctica and western and southern Africa.

Rubin's Data Release 1, built from the first year of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, is expected about two years after the survey began on 29 June 2026.

A 39-metre segmented mirror in Chile's Atacama, collecting more light than all existing 8-10 metre telescopes combined. Estimated date.

The European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope, being built atop a Chilean mountain by 16 partner nations, is now targeting first light in March 2029 after repeated delays.

ESO's 39-metre Extremely Large Telescope takes its first test observations from Cerro Armazones in March 2029, with scientific first light following in December 2030.

South America's longest suspension bridge, finally connecting Chiloé Island to mainland Chile. Estimated date.

The Moon's shadow touches down at 15:33:55 UT on 2048-12-05, and the total phase lasts up to 3 minutes 28 seconds along a path 160.3 km wide crossing Chile, Argentina, Namibia and Botswana. A partial eclipse is visible from southern South America and southwestern Africa.