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Why would South America be the wettest and driest place on earth?
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∙ 9y ago
The Andes Mountains act as a barrier and prevent moisture from the Atlantic Ocean from reaching the western parts of the continent. The rain falls on the eastern parts and nothing reaches the western. Therefore, the Amazon Basin receives huge amounts of rain and the Atacama Desert receives virtually nothing.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoYou are referring, I assume, to South America. The general air flow of that continent is from east to west. Along the western edge of South America is a very high mountain range named the Andes. This mountain range blocks the flow of moisture from the east and forces all the rain to fall in the east while blocking it from the west. Therefore, there are rainforests in the east and deserts in the west.
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