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
The Atacama desert in South America is the driest place on 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.
The Atacama Desert.
The Atacama is cool and dry.
The Atacama Desert.
No, the driest places on earth are the Atacama Desert in South America and Antarctica.
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The Desert is the driest biome.
No, Death Valley is not the driest place on Earth. The title of the driest place on Earth is often attributed to the Atacama Desert in Chile, which receives extremely low levels of precipitation.
The Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world.
There are two: Antarctica and the Atacama Desert.
The Atacama Desert, although some say Antarctica is even drier.