Southern Chile

Regions of Chile that have been grouped into "Southern Chile" include everything below the section RM.

Southern Chile is an informal geographic term that refer to different areas of Chile depending on the context. It may refer to any place south of the capital city, Santiago, or south of Biobío River, the mouth of which is Concepción, about 200 miles south of Santiago. Generally cities like Temuco are considered to be located in the south despite of being relatively close to the geographical center of Chile. This is mainly because mainland Chile ended in La Frontera until the occupation of Araucanía (1860s-1880s). Similarly, the Southern Chile wine region is close to the geographic center of the country, encompassing wine-growing areas in the Bío Bío Region and Araucanía Region.

Southern Chile may also refer to the Zona Sur region between Biobío and Chacao Channel, which is often also called the Chilean Lake District. It may also refer to the Zona Austral, also called the Extreme South.