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What is unusual about the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and southern Peru?
The Atacama Desert is known as 'The Driest Place on Earth'. It hasn't seen a drop of rain since record keeping began. Yet somehow, more than a million people squeeze life from this parched land.
Where is it hotter - in Calexico California or in the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama is a cold desert so Calexico wins the prize for being hotest.
How much oxygen does the Atacama Desert produce?
There are very few plants in the Atacama so it produces next to no oxygen.
Why cactus are found in desert?
it is because cactus can survive in the desert so it is found in Atacama Desert.
Why is the Atacama Desert so cloudy and foggy?
It is due to the effects of the Humbolt Current
How does the Pacific ocean affect the Atacama Desert?
The cold Pacific tends to moderate the temperatures of the Atacama so it normally has rather cool temperatures compared to most other desert areas of the world.
What country has the driest desert on Earth?
Depending on your own personal opinion, either Antarctica or the Atacama Desert of South America is the driest.The Atacama Desert in Chile. However, many scientists say that Antarctica is even drier.Each scientists has an opinion. Some say the Atacama is the driest desert, others say that the Antarctic Desert is. Which ever desert you do not choose as the driest, is then in second place.The driest desert on earth is the Atacama desert in south America.Others argue that the title for driest desert should go to Antarctica.The Atacama desert in South America is the driest place on Earth.The Atacama Desert in Chile. However, many scientists say that Antarctica is even drier.Each scientists has an opinion. Some say the Atacama is the driest desert, others say that the Antarctic Desert is. Which ever desert you do not choose as the driest, is then in second place.Antarctica is a vast frozen desert that covers 10% of the earth's surface, and is commonly believed to be the driest desert on Earth. Humidity there is generally rated at less than five percentHowever, The Atacama Desert, according to Wikipedia is indeed, the driest desert on the planet. Some parts of this desert have zero humidity: rain has never fallen there; no marine fog exists there. Read more, below.The Atacama Desert in Chile is the driest desert on Earth. It covers about 600 miles along the Pacific coast of Chile.Depending on your personal opinion, it is either the Antarctic Desert in Antarctica or the Atacama Desert in South America.It's the Atacama Desert in Chile, South America, although some scientist give the honor to Antarctica.
Is the Mojave Desert the driest desert?
No, the Atacama desert in South America is the driest place on Earth. However, some scientists argue that the tirle should go to the Antarctic Desert.No. This title belongs to the Atacama Desert in Chile. Some places there are so arid that rain has not fallen significantly for 40 million years.Clarification:Many scientists claim that the Antarctic is actually the driest desert in the world, receiving even less precipitation than the Atacama.
Why is the driest desert is located in northern Chile?
The driest desert is Antarctica with the Atacama a close second. The Atacama is a rain shadow desert. The Andes Mountains block moisture from the Amazon Basin and the Atlantic from crossing so no rain falls in the Atacama.
Why is Atacama Desert situated towards the western margin on South America?
The Andes Mountain range is so tall that it blocks the moisture from the Amazon River basin from reaching the west coast of Chile and therefore the Atacama Desert receives virtually no rainfall, making it a desert.
What country has a large desert in the west and lies totally in the southern hemisphere?
Chile has the Atacama Desert in the west and it lies in the Southern Hemisphere. So is/has/does Australia.
What is so unusual about lake Mead?
i think it is in the middle of the desert??
