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  2. Atacama Desert - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. File:Isaiah Bowman - Desert Trails of Atacama (1924).pdf

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  4. File:Atacama map.svg - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; Page information; ... improved map of Atacama Desert: Date: 7 October 2010, 00:58 ... Atacama Desert; Global file usage.

  5. List of deserts by area - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above 50,000 km 2 (19,300 sq mi). Some of Earth 's biggest non-polar deserts

  6. Geography of South America - Wikipedia

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    The Atacama is mined for its nitrates. Peru east of the Andes is regarded as the most important biodiversity hotspot in the world with its unique forests that form the western edge of the world's largest rainforest, the Amazon rainforest.

  7. Norte Grande - Wikipedia

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    Lauca National Park El Tatio Geyser Field, 4200 m alt. A chilla fox in Pan de Azúcar National Park in the coast of Atacama Desert. Salar de Talar. The Norte Grande (Big North, Far North, Great North) is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950.

  8. Atacama Region - Wikipedia

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    The Atacama Region is the third least populated region of the country, after Aisén and Magallanes. Of its total population, over 50% are located in the cities of Copiapó and Vallenar . The largest cities are (2002 census data) Copiapó (125,983 inhabitants), Vallenar (43,750), Caldera (12,776), Chañaral (12,086), El Salvador (8,697) Tierra ...

  9. Pampa del Tamarugal - Wikipedia

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    It is located between the parallels 19°30’ and 22°15’ south latitude and is considered part of the Atacama Desert. [1] It is bounded on the west by the Chilean Coastal Range and on the east by the western slopes of the Andes. The plain occupies a surface area of 12,500 km 2 with an average elevation of 1,100 m. [1]