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The largest desert is the Patagonian Desert and the driest is the Atacama.

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What is a dry region of South America?

No. South America is home to what is regularly referred to as the driest place in the world, the Atacama Desert of Chile. There are certain areas of this desert that have not had any rainfall on record. However, the wettest place is certainly not South American. Mawsynram and Cherrapunji in India are often regarded as the world's wettest places, with Mount Waiʻaleʻale, Hawaii and Lloro, Columbia, also breaking precipitation records. The latter being in South America. So it could very well be stated that South America has both the driest and the wettest places in the world!


What continent has the worlds driest place and also has the largest tropical rainforest?

South America is the continent that has the driest place on Earth (Atacama Desert in Chile) and the largest tropical rainforest (Amazon Rainforest).


Where is the driest desert on earth?

The Atacama desert in South America is the driest place on Earth.


What dessert is on the west of south America?

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Is the sahara the driest desert?

The Atacama Desert (Chile) is the driest desert in the world and Sahara is the largest hot desert with a span of 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq. mi.).The Atacama Desert (Chile) is the driest desert in the world, according to NASA, National Geographic and many other publications.


Where is the driest region in South America?

The Atacama Desert of Chile is the driest area in South America.


Which continent has the driest desert in the world?

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Which area of the world is home to the second largest river in the world the Amazonand the world's driest desert the Atacama?

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What is important about the Atacama Desert?

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What does a coastal desert look like?

The Atacama Desert, along South Americas' Pacific coast, is the driest non-polar desert in the world. It is primarily composed of stony terrain, salt lakes, sand, and felsic lava.


What is the driest place on the earth?

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What are the driest deserts in South America?

All the deserts in South America are quite dry but the driest of all the Atacama Desert.