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Atacama Desert Atacama Pictures and Images from               Atacama Books, Videos, DVDs   See also:    Kalahari    Geology    Hydrology The Atacama Desert of Chile is a virtually rainless plateau made up of salt basins (salares), sand, and lava flows, extending from the Andes mountains to the Pacific Ocean. It is 15 million years old and 100 times more arid than California's Death Valley. The total area of Atacama is 181,300 square kilometers (70,000 miČ). The desert is created from the rain shadow produced by the Andes Mountains to the west of the desert.    [more..] Atacama Desert Atacama desert photo galleries on Google ** Atacama Desert Climate Change in the Atacama Desert Exploring the Atacama Water Innovations: Chile's Camanchaca

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