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The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the world's second driest region (icy Antarctica is first). Although the Tropic of Capricorn passes through the region, the Atacama lies in the rain shadow of Chile's Coast Range, which squeezes out the moisture from the atmosphere.
The desert is completely barren and while most areas only receive moisture from an occasional fog or a shower every few decades, the rain gauge at Calama has never recorded any measurable precipitation. The Atacama is a high (most elevations are over 8000 feet) and cold desert, average temperatures range from 0° to 25° Celsius (32° to 75° F).
Chile's leading export of the nineteenth century was nitrate which came from mines in the Atacama.
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Dopuna: 17 Dec 2005 18:09
Pustinja Atakam je bila pustinja vise od 40 miliona godina.Inace ovo je najsurovija, pustinja na Zemlji ( ne racunajuci kontinent Antarktiku  ) )
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