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Christophe Welch
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∙ 8y agoThe Andes weather can be very hot and humid. It has little rain, but that is what makes it the Andes.
The Andes Mountains are divided into two separate areas. Northern, and Southern.
The Northern Area is closer to the equator, so it's weather is mainly warm, with rain forests. Normally the area is hot and humid.
The Southern Area is closer to Antarctica, so it is generally more freezing.
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∙ 12y agoThe Andes weather can be very hot and humid, or freezing. It has little rain.
The Andes Mountains are divided into two separate areas: Northern and Southern.
The Northern Area is closer to the equator, so its weather is mainly warm, and it contains rain forests. Normally the area is hot and humid.
The Southern Area is closer to Antarctica, so it is generally more freezing.
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∙ 8y agodeserted.grassy.sandy.
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∙ 13y agoit is hot in the day and cold at night
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What mountains in the Andes in Argentina cause rain shadows?
the rain smell stank cause that what made the shadow
Is the Peruvian coast very dry?
Due to the rain shadow caused by the Andes Mountains, the coast of Peru is mostly desert - the Atacama and Sechura.Due to the rain shadow caused by the Andes Mountains, the coast of Peru is mostly desert - the Atacama and Sechura.
What is the driest desert found west of these mountains along the Pacific coast?
By 'these mountains' I assume you are referring to the Andes Mountains of South America. The desert formed in the rain shadow of the Andes is the Atacama Desert.
What mountain cause the rain shadow in the Andes?
The Andes are the second tallest mountain range on Earth. Together, the mountains block warm moist air from the east, forcing the rain out of it before the air passes to the west side of the mountains. It is not a single mountain, but all the mountains together that are responsible for the rain shadow.
Why is the Patagonian Desert in the rain shadow of the Andes?
The zonal flow in that area is from west to east. Therefore the Andes Mountains prevent moisture from the Pacific from crossing to Argentina forming a rain shadow desert.
What is the prominent mountain range of south America?
The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.
What type of mountains are the Andes range?
The Andes Mountains are Folded Mountains.
What are the 5 tallest volcanoes in the western hemisphere and what mountain range are they in?
The Andes Mountains The Andes Mountains The Andes Mountains
How are the Andes mountains most different from the amazon rain forest?
they are most different because they were built differently
What chain of mountains lies between Chile and Argentina?
The Andes Mountains
How are the Andes Mountains of south America similar in location to the Rocky Mountains in the US?
The Andes act as a barrier to moisture coming from either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, forming rain shadow deserts.
Mountains to the west of south America?
The Andes Mountains
