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Some scientists argue that the driest desert is the Antarctic Desert, others that the Atacama Desert deserves that honor. However, the Atacama is the closest to the country of Peru and the northern parts of that desert cover the southwestern part of that country.
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The cold Peru current passes near the earths driest desert what is its name?
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
What is the driest desert's name?
Antarctica and the Atacama Desert are the driest deserts in the world.
What is the name of the coldest and driest desert in Latin America?
The coldest desert is the Patagonian Desert and the driest is the Atacama Desert.
Unlike lands near warm oceans currents lands near cold oceans currents may cool land dry the cold Peru current passes near the earths driest desert What is its name?
The answer is the Atacama Desert. The desert covers an area of 40,541 square miles.
The cold Peru Current passes near the earth's driest desert Whats it's name?
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
What is the name of earth's driest desert located along the western border of Chile?
The Atacama Desert. However, some scientist say Antarctica should have the title as the driest desert.
What is the name of the driest desert in the world?
The Atacama, a 966 km long plateau in South America, is considered to be the world's driest desert. It lies mostly within Chile and Peru west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama is 50 times drier than Death Valley, in California.Antarctica is considered by many scientists as even drier that the Atacama Desert.The Antarctic and the Atacama Desert share that distinction.Atacama desert
What is the name of the world's driest desert?
Some scientists say the honor goes to the Antarctic Desert while others argue that the Atacama Desert of South America is the driest. Take your choice or call it a tie.
The driest place on earth in south America name it?
Atacama Desert
What is the name of the current that passes near earth's driest desert?
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
What does Atacama mean?
I am sure the name was given to the desert by some ancient tribe in the area and the meaning is now lost. The Atacameno tribe took its name from the area but we do not know if they were the ones to name the desert or if they simply were given the name because they lived in the desert that already had that name.
What is the name of the state with the driest desert?
The Mojave Desert of California receives the least amount of rainfall per year.
