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Detailed explanation-1: -Salar de Atacama (Atacama salt flats) in Chile’s Atacama Desert receives 2 mm rain per year. Its attraction are the brines 40 m below ground.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salar de Atacama is the largest salt flat in Chile. It is located 55 km (34 mi) south of San Pedro de Atacama, is surrounded by mountains, and has no drainage outlets. In the east it is enclosed by the main chain of the Andes, while to the west lies a secondary mountain range of the Andes called Cordillera de Domeyko.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Salar de Atacama in Chile is a large, dry salt flat surrounded by mountain ranges and is one of the driest places on Earth. Parts of the Atacama Desert have gone without rain for as long as people have been keeping track, but water rich in dissolved salts lies beneath this flat surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Atacama Salt Flat is the biggest salt deposit in Chile. It has a rough white surface below which there is a large salt lake. The salt flat has a surface area of 750, 000 acres (300, 000 km2), which can be appreciated in its entirety thanks to the clarity of the air.