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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.
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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.
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
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 is the driest desert on earth - the Sahara the Kalahari or the Atacama?
The driest desert is generally seen as being either the Atacama or Antarctic
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.
Does Atacama Desert get the least rainfall in a year?
Yes, the Atacama Desert is one of the driest, if not the driest area on earth. Some say that the honor of driest desert should go to Antarctica.
The Atacama Desert is one of the?
Driest areas on earth.
What is the driest place on the earth?
The driest deserts on earth are Antarctica and the Atacama Desert in South America.The driest place on earth is either the Atacama Desert of South America or Antarctica. Scientists vary in opinion.
Why is the driest desert in northern Chile?
There is only one desert in northern Chile and that is the Atacama Desert, the driest desert on earth.
Where is the driest desert on earth based on annual precipitation?
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile and Antarctica are the driest deserts on earth.
What is the overall climate of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama is cool and dry.
