INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Atacama is the driest place on earth, other than the poles. It receives less than 1 mm of precipitation each year, and some areas haven’t seen a drop of rain in more than 500 years. Forget “photo-worthy” or “memorable.” The landscapes here inspired Salvador Dalí paintings.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Atacama Desert forms part of the arid Pacific fringe of South America. Dry subsidence created by the South Pacific high-pressure cell makes the desert one of the driest regions in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Atacama Desert is the driest place in the world. Located in Arica, Chile, its annual rainfall is only 0.03 inches.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world, and the second driest overall, just behind some very specific spots within the McMurdo Dry Valleys as well as the only hot true desert to receive less precipitation than the polar deserts, and the largest fog desert in the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Located high in the Andes Mountains in South America, the Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert in the world, averaging about 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) of rainfall per year.