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What desert do the shifting winds and cold Peru ocean current have combined to create?
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Is the sahara desert bigger than australia?
The Sahara Desert is a massive desert. It is now bigger than the United States and Australia combined together.
The cold Peru Current passes near the earth's driest desert Whats it's name?
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
The cold Peru current passes near the earths driest desert what is its name?
The Peru Current, also called Humboldt Current, cold-water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean passes along the west coast of South America and is partially responsible for the Atacama Desert.
In deserts deflation can sometimes create an area of rock fragments called .?
desert pavement
In deserts deflation can sometimes create an area of rock fragments called what?
The area of rocks that deflation creates is called Desert Pavement
Which is the closest ocean current to the Sahara Desert?
it is the Atlantic African coastal current which creates high winds, which helps create part of the desert!
What kind of desert is the Taklamakan?
shifting sand desert
What is a shifting-sand desert?
A sand desert ia call an erg.
What are shifting hills of sand in desert are called?
sand dunes
What color is the desert cottontail?
the desert cottontail is a beige and grayish color combined
Are the Atacama Desert and the Peruvian Desert combined larger or smaller than the Patagonian Desert?
They are smaller than the Patagonian Desert.
Why camels have flat feet?
It keeps their feet from sinking into the shifting sands common in the desert.
How many solders and civilians have died in Iraq and Afghanistan combined?
As of 2011 with both wars combined it is estimated that 945,000 people have been killed and 1,750,000 people have been injured.
What desert does the Peru current run through?
The current does not run through any deserts but there are two deserts along the Pacific Ocean where the current does run: Atacama Desert and the Sechura 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.
Is the sahara desert bigger than australia?
The Sahara Desert is a massive desert. It is now bigger than the United States and Australia combined together.
Which current is responsible for the Namib Desert?
The Benguela Current is a current that flows northward along the west coast of southern Africa and is partially responsible for the Namib Desert.
