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South America
Atacama - a desert in Chile and Peru, the driest place on Earth
La Guajira Desert - a desert in northern Colombia
Monte Desert - in Argentina, a smaller desert above the Patagonian
Patagonian Desert - the largest desert by area in the Americas, located in Argentina and Chile
Peruvian Desert- in Peru and Chile
Sechura Desert - a desert located along a portion of the northwestern coast in Peru
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoMajor Deserts of the Western Hemisphere
North America:
Great Basin Desert
Sonoran Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
Mojave Desert
Colorado Plateau Desert
South America:
Atacama Desert
Patagonian Desert
Sechura Desert
Monte Desert
Guajira Desert
In addition, a small part of the Sahara protrudes into the Western Hemisphere. And, of course, about half of the Antarctic Desert is in the Western Hemisphere.
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∙ 9y agoMajor Deserts of the Western Hemisphere
North America:
Great Basin Desert
Sonoran Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
Mojave Desert
Colorado Plateau Desert
South America:
Atacama Desert
Patagonian Desert
Sechura Desert
Monte Desert
Guajira Desert
In addition, a small part of the Sahara protrudes into the Western Hemisphere. And, of course, about half of the Antarctic Desert is in the Western Hemisphere.
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∙ 9y agoThe Chihuahuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert.
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∙ 9y agoThere are no hot deserts in South America. All the deserts on that continent are either cold deserts or cool coastal deserts.
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∙ 9y agoChihuahuan Desert
Sonoran Desert
Atacama Desert
Patagonian Desert
Sechura Desert
Monte Desert
Guajira Desert
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What are some names of deserts in Kentucky?
Kentucky has no deserts.
What are the two largest deserts in South America?
The two largest deserts in South America are the Patagonian and Atacama Deserts.
In what deserts do aboriginals live?
Aboriginals live in deserts in Australia, Africa, Asia, North America and South America.
What are some of the names of deserts alphabetically?
Here is a list of Deserts by Size. Quite easy to use this list and put the names in alphabetical order.
Is Latin America the same as middle America?
Latin America is made up of Central and South America.
Where are most of the Latin America's deserts found?
In Mexico (Sonoran, Chihuahuan deserts). Argentina: Patagonian Desert Chile, Peru: Atacama and Sechura Deserts
What are the major physical features in latin America?
The major features are mountains , rivers, and deserts.
Where in latin America is there the most desert vegetation?
Mexico (Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts) is such region.
In Latin America do they call animals by their Latin names?
No, in Latin America Spanish is spoken, therefore they are called by their Spanish names. Latin is used by scientists to identify animals because the language is no longer evolving.
What are important names in Latin America?
the answer is maracaibo
What names mean in Latin America?
lion
Are there any deserts in latin America?
Of course. The Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts in Mexico, the Sechura desert in Peru, the Patagonia desert in Argentina and the Atacama desert in Chile.
What are the names of the continents that have deserts?
All continents have deserts, even Europe has a small patch of desert in Spain.
What are the human and physical characteristics of Latin America and North America?
Human- Inuit and Mestizo Physical- Mountains, rivers, plains, deserts, etc.
What are the names of the northernmost countries in Latin America?
Mexico and Cuba are the northernmost Latin American countries.
Is the geography in Latin America the same throughout the regions?
No. It is as varied as the one found in North America (from deserts to jungles, from frozen mountains to green plains or pampas).
What are the names of deserts in Japan?
Japan has no deserts.
