Chile, South America, holds about 75% of the Atacama with the remaining 25% in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. It is located between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Most of it is a high plateau between the Andes and the Coastal Range.
75% of the Atacama is located in the northern part Chile. The remaining parts are in southern Peru and western Argentina and Bolivia. For a map of the Atacama's location click here.
The Atacama Desert is considered by most to be the driest desert on earth. It is located between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean in South America. Most of the desert is in northern Chile but parts extend into Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
In the coastal plain of the Andean countries
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There is no Atacama Desert National Park. However, there are a couple parks and other protected areas located within the desert.
The large desert in northern Chile is the Atacama Desert. The Atacama is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
Yes it is located in the Atacama Desert.
The Atacama Desert is a cool, exceedingly dry desert.
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina.
The Atacama is a cold coastal desert.
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No current passes through the Atacama Desert but the Humbolt, or Peruvian Current, passes just off shore and has a great influence on the climate of the Atacama.
The Atacama is a desert in northern Chile.
The coldest desert is the Patagonian Desert and the driest is the Atacama Desert.
Both the Atacama Desert and the Antarctic Desert share the honor as the driest on earth. The Antarctic is a polar desert and the Atacama is a cool coastal desert - both classified as cold deserts.
That would be the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
The Atacama is on the northwestern coast of Chile.