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The Atacama Desert is a long, narrow desert bordered on one side by the Andes Mountains and the other by the Pacific Ocean in South America. The greater part is located in Chile but smaller parts also enter Peru, Argentina and Bolivia. It is considered by many scientists as the driest desert on earth.
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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.
Is San Pedro De Atacama in the Atacama desert?
Yes it is located in the Atacama Desert.
What is the climate of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is a cool, exceedingly dry desert.
What kind of desert is the Atacama?
The Atacama is a cold coastal desert.
What its the desert in northern Chile?
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina.
What cold current passes through the Atacama's desert?
No current passes through the Atacama Desert but the Humbolt, or Peruvian Current, passes just off shore and has a great influence on the climate of the Atacama.
Is the Atacama of Chile a desert or a rainforest?
The Atacama is a desert in northern Chile.
What is the name of the coldest and driest desert in Latin America?
The coldest desert is the Patagonian Desert and the driest is the Atacama Desert.
Is the Atacama Desert the driest on earth?
Both the Atacama Desert and the Antarctic Desert share the honor as the driest on earth. The Antarctic is a polar desert and the Atacama is a cool coastal desert - both classified as cold deserts.
Which narrow desert is between the Andes mountains and pacific oceans?
That would be the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
How large is the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama desert covers about 40600 square miles.
Are there antelopes in Atacama Desert?
There are no antelope in the Atacama Desert. There are, however, vicunas and guanacos.
