Some say that the Atacama Desert on the Pacific Coast of South America is the driest desert on earth. Others say that Antarctica is even drier.
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina.
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 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 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 Atacama Desert of northern Chile is one of the driest places on earth and frequently has fog in places near the Pacific.
along the Pacific coast because technically sitting on the edge of a tectonic plate.
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.
On the Pacific coast there are many major falult lines in the earth.
The driest place on earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile. Some parts of this desert have not received any significant rainfall in centuries due to its location between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, which create a rain shadow effect.
Yes, deserts are the driest places on Earth.
The Atacama Desert. However, some scientist say Antarctica should have the title as the driest desert.
The driest place on Earth is Dry Valleys, Antarctica, the second driest place is Arica, Chile