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The Andes Mountains to the east prevent moisture from the Amazon Basin from being drawn into the area. The Coastal Range to the west stops much of the moisture that might be drawn from the Pacific Ocean. Between the two mountain ranges is located the Atacama Desert that, because of its geography, receives virtually no rain.
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∙ 11y agoLack of rainfall defines a desert.
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Which deserts are located in Chile?
The large desert in northern Chile is the Atacama Desert. The Atacama is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
What is the climate of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is a cool, exceedingly dry desert.
What its the desert in northern Chile?
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina.
What is the name of the desert in northern chille?
The Atacama Desert.the atacama desert
What is the name of the coldest and driest desert in Latin America?
The coldest desert is the Patagonian Desert and the driest is the Atacama Desert.
Is the Atacama Desert the driest on earth?
Both the Atacama Desert and the Antarctic Desert share the honor as the driest on earth. The Antarctic is a polar desert and the Atacama is a cool coastal desert - both classified as cold deserts.
Is the Atacama Desert one of the worlds driest places makes up the northern one fourth of this country?
The Atacama Desert makes up the northern quarter of Chile.
What kind of desert is the Atacama?
The Atacama is a cold coastal desert.
Is San Pedro De Atacama in the Atacama desert?
Yes it is located in the Atacama Desert.
Desert in Chile with some of the driest land on earth?
Africa
Which narrow desert is between the Andes mountains and pacific oceans?
That would be the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
Is the Atacama of Chile a desert or a rainforest?
The Atacama is a desert in northern Chile.
