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What is the extremely dry desert region along the west coast of South America known as?
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The Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, covering a 966 km (600 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast of South America, west of the Andes mountains. The Atacama is, according to NASA, National Geographic and many other publications, the driest desert in the world. The rain shadow on the leeward side of the Chilean Coast Range and the Andes keeps this over 20 million-year-old desert[4] 50 times drier than California's Death Valley. The Atacama occupies 181,300 square kilometers (70,000 mi²) in northern Chile, composed mostly of salt basins (salares), sand, and lava flows. information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert
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∙ 10y agoThe Chaco has regions that are semi desert and has some of the highest temperatures in South America,
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In South America what desert is in the south?
The Patagonian Desert is located in southern Argentina.
On what continent is the Sechura Desert located?
The Sechura Desert is in western Peru in South America. It is just north of the Atacama Desert and is classified as a cool coastal desert.
What does the Patagonia have to do with South American deserts?
Patagonia is a desert in South America. It is located in southern Argentina.
What is the name of the desert on western coast of Chile?
The Atacama is on the northwestern coast of Chile.
Which desert covers more land area in south America?
The Patagonian Desert is the largest desert in South America. It covers 620,000 sq. km or 200,000 sq. miles.
Where is the driest region in South America?
The Atacama Desert of Chile is the driest area in South America.
In what region are the Atacama Desert Lake Titicaca and the Andes Mountains found?
The region would be South America.
Is the Sahara desert in north or south America?
No The sahara desert is not in North America The sahara desert is not in South America.
What is a region that has little or no rainfall?
The Atacama desert in South America has an average yearly rainfall of 1mm.
IS south America a region of great variety and many contrasts?
Yes, because South America has many contrasts.
The Atacama Desert is located on which continent?
The Atacama Desert is located on the continent of South America.
On what continent is the Patagonian Desert?
The Patagonian Desert is in Argentina in South America.
What is the western-most desert of South America?
The Sechura Desert of Peru is the western-most desert of South America.
In which region are the Atacama Desert Lake Titicaca and the Andres Mountains found?
All are found in western South America.
What region is the Atacama Desert and Lake Titicaca and the Andes?
All the above features are located in western South America.
Which region are the atacama desert lake titicaca and the Andes mountains found?
All are found in western South America.
What is major desert in south America?
Atacama Desert - a desert in Chile and PeruLa Guajira Desert - a desert in northern Colombia and VenezuelaMonte Desert - in Argentina, a smaller desert above the Patagonian DesertPatagonian Desert - the largest desert in the Americas, located in Argentina and ChileSechura Desert - a desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru
