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Technically, the Atacama is classified as a cold desert. In actuality, the climate is quite mild. The high temperature rarely rises above 80 degrees F and the low rarely drops below 32 degrees F. The temperature is moderated by the Atacama's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean.
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∙ 11y agoit is 30 degrees Celsius in some regions. It is generally considered a cool desert when compared to such places as the Sahara, Mojave or Sonoran Deserts.
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∙ 11y agoYes, the Atacama Desert is considered the driest desert on earth. It is followed closely by Antarctica.
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∙ 9y agoThe Atacama is considered a cool coastal desert or a cold desert.
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∙ 9y agoNo, the Atacama is considered a cold desert while the Sahara is considered a hot desert.
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∙ 9y agoThe Atacama Desert is not hot, it is considered a cold desert. The high temperature rarely exceeds 80 degrees F even in summer.
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∙ 9y agoNo, the Atacama is classified as a cold desert or a cool coastal desert.
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∙ 8y agoNo, the Atacama is actually a cool desert. Parts of the Amazon Basin are much hotter than the Atacama.
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∙ 12y agoCold desert
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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.
What place in Chile is known as the driest place in earth?
The Atacama Desert.
What is the overall climate of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama is cool and dry.
What desert in Chile is sometimes considered the driest place on earth?
The Atacama Desert.
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
What is the Atacama Desert's geographic significance?
it is known as the driest place on earth
Which biome is the driest place on earth?
The Desert is the driest biome.
Which is the driest place on earth?
The Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert. The driest place on earth is the Dry Valleys of Antarctica which is said to have not received rain for 2 million years.
Which is the driest place in Chile?
The Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world.
What is the driest most lifeless place on earth?
There are two: Antarctica and the Atacama Desert.
