The Sechura Desert (also known as the Nazca Desert) is not the driest in the world. It does border on the Atacama Desert which many consider the driest desert.
Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is a 966 km long plateau in South America, and is often considered to be the world's driest desert. It lies along the coast of Chile and west of the Andes Mountains. It dryness is due to the fact that it lies in the "rain shadow"between the Andes and the Chilean Coast Range.The Atacama Desert in is said by some scientists to be the driest desert in the world. Others argue that Antarctica is even drier.
The Desert is the driest biome.
Some scientists say Antarctica is the driest desert. Others say the Atacama is driest. Take your choice and whatever is left over is the second driest desert.
The Atacama is the driest and only desert in Chile.
The Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world.
The coldest desert is the Patagonian Desert and the driest is the Atacama Desert.
The largest desert is the Patagonian Desert and the driest is the Atacama.
The driest country in the world is Egypt, while the driest continent is Antarctica. Egypt's desert regions receive very low precipitation, particularly the Sahara desert in the west. Antarctica is classified as the driest continent due to its extremely low annual precipitation levels.
The desert and the tundra are the driest biomes as far as precipitation.The desert and the tundra are the driest biomes as far as precipitation.
Antarctica and the Atacama Desert are the driest deserts in the world.
Desert and Tundra are the driest biomes.