There are areas that receive little rain but dense fog moves in from the Pacific Ocean and provides enough moisture for lichens and a few cacti to survive. There are rare oasis were a few more plants can survive but these are quite uncommon. Most of the desert is devoid of plant life, however.
With the exception of on a few oasis, few plants survive in the desert except some cacti and lichens.
Yes, there cactus in the Atacama desert. Search "Atacama desert cacti" and you will see some great photo journals of the native species that grow there.
There is virtually no plant life in the Atacama except in the few oasis found there. In some areas that receive considerable fog from the Pacific Ocean there are some cacti and lichens.
There are a few plants but they are few in number and in isolated areas. The most common are a few cacti and some lichens that survive off of moisture they obtain from fog.
With the exception of on a few oasis, few plants survive in the desert except some cacti and lichens.
The Atacama Desert is a cold desert while the Simpson is a hot desert. The Simpson has more rainfall and, thus, more vegetation and animal life than the Atacama.
Generally, there is little vegetation in the Atacama Desert to support sheep ranching. However, the San Pedro de Atacama region is able to support limited ranching.
Yes, the desert is surrounded by mountains.
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.