Atacama Desert - Wikipedia
WEBThe Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile. Stretching over a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000-mile) strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of 105,000 km 2 (41,000 sq mi), [2] which increases to 128,000 km 2 (49,000 sq mi) if the ...
Atacama Desert | Location, Weather, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 25, 2024 — 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.
A first-timer’s guide to Chile’s Atacama Desert - Lonely Planet
WEBJan 5, 2022 — This thin coastal desert, squished between the Pacific Ocean and Andes Mountains, is riddled with oases where it bursts to life, both in fertile river valleys and on the semi-arid Altiplano thousands of feet up above.
Exploring Chile's Atacama Desert - National Geographic
WEBJan 4, 2017 — The Atacama Desert is a conflicted prospect—unflinchingly flat in parts, yet fringed by the last, westernmost outriders of the Andes; a 49,000-square-mile (78,850 square kilometer) pocket...
How to Plan the Perfect Trip to Chile's Atacama Desert - Travel
WEBJan 6, 2024 — How to plan a trip Chile's Atacama Desert, including where to stay, what to do, and the best time to visit.
Chile’s Atacama Desert: Explore world’s driest desert - CNN
WEBMar 26, 2019 — Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world. It’s also a traveler’s delight with rock canyons, snow-capped volcanoes, geysers and turquoise lakes.
Atacama Desert Travel Guide: Things to Do, Where to Stay, …
WEBMay 19, 2021 — The Atacama desert is one of the most beautiful places in Chile, if not the world. With backdrops of spiked red terrain, undulating sand dunes, and blush-colored valleys, there are so many things to do in the Atacama desert that is …
Atacama | Chile, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBCreated as a province in 1843 and as a region in 1974, it includes Chañaral, Copiapó, and Huasco provincias and San Félix and San Ambrosio islands, which lie in the Pacific about 500 miles (800 km) west of Chañaral, the main port. The …
The Driest Place on Earth: Chile's Atacama Desert
WEBMar 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.
Atacama Desert - WorldAtlas
WEBJul 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.