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Actually, some scientists would argue that Antarctica is the driest desert in the world. The Atacama is dry because the Andes Mountains form a barrier that prevents moisture from the Amazon Basin and Atlantic Ocean from reaching the coast of Chile. This forms what is known as a rain shadow desert.
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What is the desert in northern chilee?
The large desert in northern Chile is the Atacama Desert. The Atacama is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
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 name of the region in the north of Chile which is one of the world's driest regions?
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is considered as one of the driest regions on earth.
The Atacama Desert which is one of the world's driest places make up the northern one fourth of this country?
The northern quarter of Chile is covered by the Atacama Desert.
Which is the driest place in Chile?
The Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world.
What is the name of one of the earth's driest deserts located in northern Chilè?
The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is one of the two driest deserts in the world.
Why is the driest desert in the world located in northern Chile?
The Andes Mountains to the east block moisture from the Atlantic Ocean from reaching northern Chile, forming a rain shadow desert called the Atacama.
The Atacama Desert one of the world's driest places makes up the northern one fourth of which country?
The Atacama Desert is located mostly in northern Chile.
Is the Nazca Desert the world's driest desert?
The Sechura Desert (also known as the Nazca Desert) is not the driest in the world. It does border on the Atacama Desert which many consider the driest desert.
What is an interesting tourist attaction in Chile?
The Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world.
Where is one of the driest places in the world?
Parts of Antarctica and the Atacama Desert in Chile are the driest places in the world.
Why is the driest desert in the world in north Chile?
The Atacama Desert, located in parts of Chile, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia, is considered by many to be the driest desert on earth. Others consider the Antarctic Desert to be even drier.
