The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile.

4 days ago · Atacama Desert, cool, arid region in northern Chile, 600 to 700 miles (1,000 to 1,100 km) long from north to south. Its limits are not exactly determined, but it lies mainly between the south bend of the Loa River and the mountains separating the Salado-Copiapó drainage basins.

Atacama Plateau, cold, desolate Andean tableland in northwestern Argentina and adjacent regions of Chile. It is about 200 miles (320 km) long (north to south) and 150 miles (240 km) wide and has an average elevation of 11,000 to 13,000 feet (3,300 to 4,000 m).

Jul 1, 2022 · The Atacama Desert plateau, elevated at 16,570 feet and located in Chile's northeastern frontier with Argentina and Bolivia, is probably the ideal place to explore the solar system's secrets with so many giant telescopes already stationed there.

Oct 23, 2021 · Covering more than 600 miles on the Pacific coast of Chile, the Atacama Desert is a vast plateau that's drier than any other nonpolar location on Earth.

Feb 12, 2019 · Wedged between two mountain ranges along Chile's coast, the Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert in the world. It has also provided scientists with a wealth of research...

Sep 9, 2022 · The Atacama Desert is a cold and arid plateau in Northern Chile. It is most notable as the driest non-polar desert on earth. The Atacama Desert stretches from Southern Peru to Northern Chile. It is not just a bare desert land with miles after miles of sand.

Mar 1, 2024 · The Atacama Desert, situated in northern Chile, is not just any ordinary arid region. Spanning over 600 miles (965 km) along the Pacific Coast of South America, it is one of the most extreme landscapes on the planet.

The Atacama Desert is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km 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.

Dec 20, 2024 · The Atacama Desert is Chile’s largest covering 5% of Chile’s territory with its 13,900 square miles (36,000 sq. km.). The Atacama Desert lies in the arid zone of western South America, spreading from 15ºS, in southern Peru, down to 30ºS near the city of La Serena in Chile.