Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert
New World Encyclopedia
The Atacama Desert of Chile covers the northern third of the country stretching more than 600 miles (1,000km), and straddles the southern border of Peru. Bound on the west by barren hills and mountains on the Pacific coast, it extends east into the Andes Mountains. At an average elevation of about 13,000 feet (4 kilometers) it is not only the highest desert in the world, but also one of the coldest, with temperatures averaging between 0°C-25°C.
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