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The Atacama Desert is known as one of the two driest deserts in the world.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoYes, the Atacama is, basically, tied with Antarctica for the title of driest place on earth. Some parts have not received any rain in historic time - over 400 years.
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∙ 8y agoYes, most scientists say that the Atacama is the driest area on earth. Others state that Antarctica is equally as dry.
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What are two of the driest places on earth?
sonoran and atacama desert
Is Africa the driest place on Earth?
No, the driest places on earth are the Atacama Desert in South America and Antarctica.
What desert in northern Chile includes areas where no rainfall has ever been recorded and is one of the driest places on earth?
The Atacama Desert is considered by many to be the driest desert on earth. Others argue that the Antarctic Desert deserves the honor.
Which geographical feature is one of the driest places on earth?
The Atacama Desert.
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.
Is the Atacama Desert the driest on earth?
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.
Where is the driest desert on earth?
The Atacama desert in South America is the driest place on Earth.
Desert in Chile with some of the driest land on earth?
Africa
What desert in Chile has experienced over 500 years without rain and is one of the driest places on earth?
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile.The Atacama Desert
Is coastal Chile one of the cloudiest and driest places on earth?
The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is one of the driest places on earth and frequently has fog in places near the Pacific.
Is the atacama desert the driest desert on earth?
It's usually seen as a toss-up between Atacama and the antarctic for being the driest desert.
What desert is one of the driest places on earth?
Both the Antarctic and Atacama Deserts share that distinction.
