Atacama Desert
It stretches along northern Chile. This topic is part of Deserts within Geography. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Atacama Desert trivia questions
The Atacama Desert is located mainly in which country?
Answer: Chile
Bonus fact: It stretches along northern Chile.
The Atacama is famous for being one of the driest places on what?
Answer: Earth
Bonus fact: Some areas receive almost no measurable rainfall.
Which ocean current contributes to the Atacama's dryness?
Answer: Humboldt Current
Bonus fact: The cold Humboldt Current suppresses rainfall along the coast.
The Atacama Desert is primarily associated with the far north of which country?
Answer: Chile
Bonus fact: NASA Earth Observatory describes the Atacama in far northern Chile and notes that large sections receive less than 1 millimeter of rain per year.
Which desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on Earth?
Answer: Atacama Desert
Bonus fact: Some parts of the Atacama receive extremely little rainfall.