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Parts of the Atacama Desert have not recorded any rainfall in historic times.
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The Atacama Desert rarely has rain and some areas of the desert have received no rian in centuries.
The Atacama Desert is considered by many to be the driest desert on earth. Others argue that the Antarctic Desert deserves the honor.
The Atacama Desert is one of the two driest deserts on earth. Some areas have received no measurable rainfall in recorded time.
Parts of the Atacama Desert have received no measurable rainfall in historic time.
The Atacama Desert of northern Chile and southern Peru has areas that have gone hundreds of years without recording any precipitation.the Atacama Desert, Chile
The Atacama Desert is considered by many to be the driest desert on earth. Others argue that the Antarctic Desert deserves the honor.
Most areas of the desert receive little rainfall, just a few millimeters of precipitation. Some areas have received absolutely no rainfall in over 400 years.
If a desert has not been receiving normal rainfall, it is included in drought areas. If rainfall is normal or above, it would not be included.
Antarctica.. a desert is defined by how much rainfall it receives. Although it is made of ice, Antarctica has almost no rainfall per year, some areas have had NO rainfall for thousands of years, so technically, the continent is a desert.
The Atacama Desert is considered by many to be the driest desert on earth. Others argue that the Antarctic Desert deserves the honor.