The dry area on the side of a mountain is called the leeward side. This is normally the area where deserts and steppes begin to form.
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The side of a sand dune facing the ocean is called leeward.
the drier side is called the rainshadow (leeward side)
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The dry side
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The leeward or lee side.
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The side of a mountain facing away from wind is the leeward, drier side, called the rain shadow.Leeward SlopesThe sheltered side of a mountain is known as the 'lee' side, or leeward slopes.The leeward side of a mountain has very little wind and a dry climate. This is called the mountain's rain shadow. In the northern hemisphere, this is usually the eastern side of the mountain. Leeward means the side which the wind doesn't blow on. The opposite is windward, which is the side of the mountain that the wind blows against.Its the Rain Shadow.
The leeward side is the downwind side, the sheltered side
leeward is the side that doesn't expose the side of the wind
the leeward side