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Certainly in high mountains: the top of mount Aconcagua, in Argentina, is the tallest mountain outside the Himalayas and is relatively far south in the continent.
Other contenders would be the ice fields in Argentina and Chile, at about 50º latitude south.
If you mean the coldest inhabited region...according to records, the coldest temperature ever was in Sarmiento, Argentina at -27F. The city of Rio Grande, also in Argentina, has an average temperature of about 30F in winter - a bit colder than NY city. Winters have reached down to about -4F.
It is very likely that the coldest places are all in Argentina, because of the southerly location and less ocean influence than in neighboring Chile. Year-round, Ushuaia (pop=90,000) in the far south is perhaps the coldest, with winters around 33F and summers around...50F only. However, winters are colder elsewhere, as Ushuaia is at sea level, next to the ocean.
There are many small villages in desolate areas of Argentine Patagonia at different altitudes which are significantly colder in the winter. Cities such as Tolhuin, 28 de Noviembre, Rio Turbio, Clemente Onelli are all frigid in the winter. In Maquinchao, temperatures have reached under -25F. Keep in mind, these are all small towns in isolated areas, and they are settled in the most protected locations, next to rivers and lakes at very low altitude. Between them, plateaus stretch for hundreds of miles, and the temperatures over there are much more rigorous.
Perhaps the coldest place is the Meseta del Somuncura, a higher plateau which is about 1,200 feet higher than Maquinchao. Nobody knows exactly how cold it gets there :-)
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∙ 9y agoSome scientists state that Antarctica is the driest desert, others vote for the Atacama as the driest. If you choose Antarctica as the driest, then the Atacama Desert of South America is in second place.
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The driest place is Wadi Halfa in the Sudan with less than 2.5 mm of rain
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∙ 9y agoIt is probably driest in the Atacama Desert.
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∙ 9y agoThe Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest regions on earth. Some scientists consider Antarctica to be even drier.
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∙ 13y agoThe Namib desert.
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What is the name of the only paved road across the world's driest place?
The driest place on earth is Antarctica and it has no paved roads.Antarctica is the driest region on earth. The South Pole Traverse, also called the McMurdo - South Pole Highway, is an approximately 995-mile-long (1,601 km) compacted snow road in Antarctica that links the United States's McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. It was constructed by leveling snow and filling in crevasses, but is not paved.
What is the driest place in the western cape?
The Namib Desert is the driest place in southern Africa
The driest place in India is?
Jaisalmer is the driest place in India. Its annual rainfall days are less than 10 in a entire year.
What does a coastal desert look like?
The Atacama Desert, along South Americas' Pacific coast, is the driest non-polar desert in the world. It is primarily composed of stony terrain, salt lakes, sand, and felsic lava.
Which continent has the driest desert in the world?
The driest desert, Antarctica, is in the southern hemisphere at the South Pole. Some say the Atacama Desert is the driest. It is located in the southern and western hemispheres.
Where is the driest desert on earth?
The Atacama desert in South America is the driest place on Earth.
What is the driest place on the earth?
The driest deserts on earth are Antarctica and the Atacama Desert in South America.The driest place on earth is either the Atacama Desert of South America or Antarctica. Scientists vary in opinion.
Is Africa the driest place on Earth?
No, the driest places on earth are the Atacama Desert in South America and Antarctica.
The driest place on earth in south America name it?
Atacama Desert
Is Libya the driest place on earth?
No, the Atacama Desert in South America is considered by many to be the driest place on earth. Others feel the honor should go to Antarctica.
What is the driest place in south Africa?
The driest (no "most" needed, double superlative) place in South Africa is the west coast, especially the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. If the Republic, the NW Province, which borders Namibia and the Kalihari Desert.
Where is the driest place?
Both Antarctica and the Atacama Desert in South America claim to be the driest region on earth. Take your pick. I say it's a tie.
What continent has the worlds driest place and also has the largest tropical rainforest?
South America.
Which is the driest place in the earth?
The driest place on Earth is Dry Valleys, Antarctica, the second driest place is Arica, Chile
What is a dry region of South America?
No. South America is home to what is regularly referred to as the driest place in the world, the Atacama Desert of Chile. There are certain areas of this desert that have not had any rainfall on record. However, the wettest place is certainly not South American. Mawsynram and Cherrapunji in India are often regarded as the world's wettest places, with Mount Waiʻaleʻale, Hawaii and Lloro, Columbia, also breaking precipitation records. The latter being in South America. So it could very well be stated that South America has both the driest and the wettest places in the world!
What is the driest place on earth south along the Pacific Coast?
Some say that the Atacama Desert on the Pacific Coast of South America is the driest desert on earth. Others say that Antarctica is even drier.
Where is the driest region in South America?
The Atacama Desert of Chile is the driest area in South America.
