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The 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 barren lower slopes of the Andes are included.
improved map of Atacama Desert: Date: 7 October 2010, 00:58 (UTC) Source: incorporates elements of: File:Atacamadesertmap.jpg by Chiton magnificus at en.wikipedia;
Map of the Atacama desert and the Puna of Atacama in the 1830's with its de-facto borders and cities in it. These territories were under territorial disputes.
Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) is located 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of San Pedro de Atacama, in the north of Chile in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama Desert. It has various stone and sand formations which have been carved by wind and water.
Much of the region is desert, and encompasses considerable mineral resources. [5] Numerous flora and fauna species are found in the Atacama Region. One subspecies of the lesser rhea, known by the scientific name Rhea pennata tarapacensis, is a notable large terrestrial bird in this region, which subspecies is considered endangered.
San Pedro de Atacama is a popular tourist destination. [8] There are various activities for adventurers in the San Pedro de Atacama area: trekking, climbing, archaeological sightings, amateur astronomy, exploration tours in natural landscapes and even sand boarding in the desert. Because of its altitude, a brief period of acclimatization may be ...
The continent also contains drier regions such as eastern Patagonia and the extremely arid Atacama Desert. The South American continent also includes various islands, most of which belong to countries on the continent. The Caribbean territories are grouped with North America.
Atacama Desert (2 C, 67 P) C. Coasts of Atacama Region (8 P) G. ... Pages in category "Geography of Atacama Region" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of ...