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Nitrates, used in fertilizers and explosives, were the main resource of the Atacama until a few decades back when the mines were closed. Today copper is the main resource mined in the Atacama.
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What natural resource is found in the Atacama Desert?
Copper is the principal resource found in the Atacama Desert.
The Atacama Desert is rich in?
The Atacama is rich in mineral resources, especially nitrates and copper.
What type of natural resources are located in the Atacama Desert?
Today the main source of income for Chile is the mining of copper in the Atacama Desert. Up until the 1940s the chief mineral mined in the Atacama were nitrates. The mines closed when a process was developed to produce nitrates by a chemical process that was less costly than mining.
Which deserts are located in Chile?
The large desert in northern Chile is the Atacama Desert. The Atacama is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
Is San Pedro De Atacama in the Atacama desert?
Yes it is located in the Atacama Desert.
What is the climate of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is a cool, exceedingly dry desert.
What its the desert in northern Chile?
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina.
What kind of desert is the Atacama?
The Atacama is a cold coastal desert.
World only natural source of sodium nitrate?
Atacama desert Some vegetables are high in sodium nitrate: carrots, celery, and some leafy green vegetables.
What is the name of the desert in northern chille?
The Atacama Desert.the atacama desert
What cold current passes through the Atacama's desert?
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.
Why are the Atacama Desert's big in industries?
About the only industry active in the Atacama Desert is the mining industry as it is rich in some mineral resources, especially copper. Along the coast fishing is also a big industry.
