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The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile.Stretching over a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000-mile) strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of 105,000 km 2 (41,000 sq mi), [2] which increases to 128,000 km 2 (49,000 sq mi) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included.
It is one of the driest places on Earth, [2] though there are several anecdotal accounts of rainfall within the Dry Valleys. [3] [4] The region is one of the world's most extreme deserts, and includes many features including Lake Vida, a saline lake, and the Onyx River, a meltwater stream and Antarctica's longest river.
Paposo is located adjacent to a cove on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar desert in the world. [3] Vegetation is nearly absent in most of the Atacama. The foothills of the Andes rise steeply from the sea, reaching an elevation of 700 metres (2,300 ft) less than 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the sea. [4]
Quillagua is an oasis in the Tocopilla Province, in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. It is a part of the commune of María Elena. The Loa River is crossed by the Pan-American Highway in this area. According to the Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, Quillagua is drier than Arica and thus it is the driest
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Located in Chile, this desert is the Driest and oldest Desert on Earth. Characterized by different environments that differ in the amount of water available for life (Atacama Coastal Range, the hyperarid core of the Atacama and the Andes Mountains) the hyperarid core contains some of the driest sites on Earth, with some, like María Elena South ...
The Atacama Crossing crosses Chile's Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. [4] The Atacama Desert has a unique landscape of salt lakes, volcanoes, lava flows and sand dunes. Moreover, owing to its otherworldly appearance, the landscape has been compared to that of Mars [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and has been used as a location for filming Mars scenes ...
Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the ...