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Pan de Azucar National Park in the Atacama Desert, Chile Atacama Desert
Explore one of the world's driest regions and learn why parts of Chile's Atacama Desert never see rainfall
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Learn about how the fog in the Atacama Desert of Chile irrigates Chañaral province
Unearth copper reserves under Chile's Atacama Desert and learn how copper is processed and traded
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Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sahara Desert sand dunes. (pack animal; sand; Morocco; Africa; African desert; mammal; dromedary; drought)
Quick Quiz: Deserts
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Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa
How Do Deserts Form?
The San Pedro de Atacama Church in San Pedro near the Atacama Desert in northern Chile in South America.
5 Buildings You Have to See in Chile
South America map
What Is the Difference Between South America and Latin America?
Argentine General Jose de San Martin crossing the Andes with his army, 1817, painting by Ballerini. Argentina, 19th century . National History Museum Of The Town Hall And The 1810 May Revolution, Buenos Aires
When the “Hannibal of the Andes” Liberated Chile
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Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
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Atacama Desert: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Atacama Desert: A Biodiversity Hotspot and Not Just a Mineral-Rich Region. Nov 21, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN - Finding natural riches in the world’s driest desert. Apr 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile as an Analog Model of Mars. Aug 22, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Atacama Desert: A Biodiversity Hotspot and Not Just a Mineral-Rich Region. Sep 23, 2022
Add new Web site: LiveScience - What's So Special About the Atacama Desert? Jul 16, 2019
Added cross-references. Sep 26, 2017
Updated the map that depicts the extent of the Atacama Desert in South America. Sep 26, 2017
Added video. Jan 08, 2016
Added photograph. Sep 12, 2011
Added new Web site: Extreme Science - The Driest Place - Atacama desert, Chile. Apr 16, 2009
Added new Web site: SunSITE - Atacama Desert. Aug 09, 2007
Article revised and updated. Feb 15, 2007
Article revised. May 27, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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