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The Atacama Desert is one of the few deserts on Earth that does not receive any rain.
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The above statement is not exactly true. While there are areas of the desert that have not measured any rainfall in historic times, some areas may receive a millimeter or two of precipitation each year. Generally, the Atacama receives less than 1/4 inch of rain per year.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoSome areas of the desert have not experienced rain since Europeans arrived over 400 years ago. Other areas measure their rain in only a few millimeters per year. Yes, rain is rare in the Atacama Desert.
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∙ 9y agoThe Atacama is a huge desert. While parts have not received any rain in historic times, some parts may receive a sprinkle of rain almost every year. To answer your question you would have to give a specific location.
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∙ 9y agoTo answer that question we would need a specific location in the Atacama. It is a huge desert and some parts receive a few sprinkles every year while other areas have not measured any rainfall since Europeans arrived in the area in the 1500s.
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∙ 9y agoIt rains a small amount each year in some areas of the Atacama, usually no more than a light sprinkle. However, there are some areas, particularly in the Antofogasta region, that have not experienced any precipitation in recorded history - over 400 years.
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∙ 9y agoIt usually rains somewhere in the Atacama every year. The amount is little more than a sprinkle and some areas of the desert have not experienced any rainfall in historic times.
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∙ 8y agoUntil 1971 parts of the desert had received no significant rainfall in over 400 years.
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What town in South America has never had rain?
The town of Calma, Chile in the Atacama Desert has never had rain.
How much rain falls on the Atlantic Desert each year?
There is no 'Atlantic Desert.' Do you mean the Atacama Desert? The Atacama receives virtually no rainfall on average per year.
Which desert is in a double rain shadow?
Atacama
How many millimetres of rain have fallen in the Antofagasta region of the Atacama desert since 1900?
About 436 mm. That's 4 mm per year.
What is rare in the Atacama Desert?
Rain is very rare in the Atacama Desert. Some areas have not measured any rainfall in historic times.
How much rain does a rain shadow desert receive over 12 months?
A desert receives less than 10 inches of rain per year. Some deserts, such as the Atacama (a rain shadoe desert), receive virtually no rainfall.
What desert in Chile has experienced over 500 years without rain and is one of the driest places on earth?
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile.The Atacama Desert
What is the difference between the Amazon rainforest and the Atacama Desert?
Both of them owe their existence to the Andes Mountains and both are high plateaus between two mountain ranges.The Altiplano is much colder than the Atacama Desert.The Altiplano receives more precipitation than the Atacama Desert.The Altiplano has considerably more vegetation than the Atacama Desert.The Altiplano has a much higher average elevation than the Atacama Desert.
Which is the coldest - the Sahara or the Gobi?
The Sahara Desert is hotter than the Atacama Desert, it's larger than the Atacama Desert and it has more life, but the Atacama Desert is much drier. The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth, with an average of less than a millimetre of the rain.
What desert only gets five tenths in of rain per year?
Your description fits either the Atacama Desert or the Antarctic Desert. There are parts of the Atacama that have gone more than 400 years without a drop of rain.
Which desert has the least rain?
That would be a tossup between the Atacama Desert of South America and the Antarctic Desert.
What formed the Atacama Desert?
The Andes Mountains are primarily responsible for the Atacama Desert. The mountains form a barrier to moisture from the Atlantic Ocean from crossing, forming a rain shadow desert.
