Atacama Desert

Desert in South America

The Atacama Desert is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km (990 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world, as well as the only true desert to receive less precipitation than the polar deserts and the largest fog desert in the world. Both regions have been used as experimentation sites on Earth for Mars expedition simulations. According to estimates, the Atacama Desert occupies 105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi), or 128,000 km2 (49,000 sq mi) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included. Most of the desert is composed of stony terrain, salt lakes (salares), sand, and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes.

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Updated: 2021-03-20 18:14:08

Telescope Atacama Desert observatory chile south america

Telescope Atacama Desert observatory chile south america
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Moon Atacama Desert chile valleys deserts
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Landscapes sunset nature moon Atacama Desert chile valleys
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Landscapes sunrise nature Mountains moon Atacama Desert chile
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Landscapes nature Mountains Atacama Desert chile deserts
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Landscapes nature water Mountains widescreen Atacama Desert
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Landscapes nature Mountains clouds Atacama Desert chile rivers
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Landscapes nature water Mountains Atacama Desert steam chile
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Landscapes sunset nature Mountains clouds rocks Atacama Desert
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Landscapes sunset nature yellow water clouds orange Atacama
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Landscapes nature water clouds hills Atacama Desert streams
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Landscapes sunset nature Mountains clouds Atacama Desert chile
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Landscapes nature blue Mountains red Atacama Desert Cooper

Landscapes nature blue Mountains red Atacama Desert Cooper
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Landscapes nature grass yellow water blue hills lagoon Atacama
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Landscapes nature gray water blue Mountains clouds white brown
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Landscapes Flowers nature snow white Green Volcanoes Zorro
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Landscapes nature water blue Mountains calm Birds Atacama
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Landscapes nature water blue Mountains clouds white brown
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Landscapes nature water blue Mountains white Beige Atacama
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Landscapes nature snow Mountains Atacama Desert andes chile
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Landscapes clouds Steel giant Atacama Desert chile deserts

Landscapes clouds Steel giant Atacama Desert chile deserts
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Landscapes sunset clouds Machines Steel lights railway station
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Landscapes nature black blue clouds white plain brown rocks
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Landscapes nature heat gray water clouds hills brown Atacama
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Landscapes sand nature water ocean white Green cliffs Turquoise
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Landscapes steppe nature water blue Mountains clouds white
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Landscapes nature snow water Mountains clouds white calm brown
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Landscapes nature Mountains clouds red white Beige Atacama

Landscapes nature Mountains clouds red white Beige Atacama
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Landscapes nature snow water clouds trail lagoon Atacama Desert

Landscapes nature snow water clouds trail lagoon Atacama Desert
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Landscapes nature water Mountains clouds hills Atacama Desert
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Landscapes nature water Mountains clouds Plants rocks Atacama
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landscape Flowers nature Mountains purple flowers Atacama Desert
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