The Atacama Desert is the driest desert on Earth, so dry in fact, that is it approximately 50 times drier than America's Death Valley. The Atacama Desert is present in four South American countries, is has the largest occurrence in Chile but also forms part of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. The rich mineral deposits found in the Atacama Desert led to a land border dispute during the 19th Century that resulted in the War of the Pacific. Factsmania has compiled printable Atacama Desert fact sheets including important information and key facts about the Atacama Desert biome and its array of animal and plant life species, the desert's hot and cold weather conditions and climate, fluctuating temperature, extremely low precipitation, sparse vegetation, formation, size and its South American location on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, majorly in Chile. |
Interesting Atacama Desert Facts for Kids:- Kids and teachers are welcome to use our printable Atacama Desert facts sheet for homework help or as a fun classroom worksheet. Our list of interesting facts about the Atacama Desert provide a useful information guide to South America's driest desert. Did you know that the soil of the Atacama Desert has been compared to the soil found on planet Mars? Did you know that Atacama is the driest desert in the world? Did you know that the Atacama Desert receives hardly any rainfall at all? Did you know that the term 'desertification' can be defined as the process by which fertile land becomes desert? Did you know that the Atacama Desert is located in four countries of South America? |
Interesting Atacama Desert Facts for Kids:- Our free list of Interesting Atacama Desert Biome Facts for Kids is easy to print and includes interesting facts about the Atacama Desert including how it was formed, why it is important, why it is classed as a biome, how big the Atacama Desert is, which South American countries it is located in, what the climate and environment is like, how hot and cold the temperatures of the Atacama Desert reach, what type of plants grow amongst the biome and how vegetation survives, what animals can adapt to its harsh weather conditions? |
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Interesting Atacama Desert Facts for KidsAtacama Desert Fact File for Kids:- Location Facts: The Atacama Desert Biome is located in South America across four countries: Chile, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia *** Size: The Atacama Desert is approximately 128,000 square kilometers *** Annual Rainfall Facts: 15mms average rainfall per year in the Atacama Desert *** Average Annual Temperature: 0-25 degrees Celsius *** Climate: Cold and Dry ***
Interesting Facts for Kids 1:- Where is the Atacama Desert located?
Interesting Facts for Kids 2:- How big is the
Atacama Desert?
Interesting Facts for Kids 3:- Atacama Desert soil facts
Interesting Facts for Kids 4:- What is the climate and
temperature of the Atacama Desert?
Interesting Facts for Kids 5:- Atacama Desert Rainfall
Facts
Interesting Facts for Kids 6:- What animals live in the
Atacama Desert?
Interesting Facts for Kids 7:- How do Atacama Desert
animals survive?
Interesting Facts for Kids 8:- Atacama Desert
animal adaptations |
Interesting Facts for Kids 9:- Atacama Desert
alien facts
Interesting Facts for Kids 10:- Atacama Border
Dispute facts
Interesting Facts for Kids 11:- Atacama Desert sodium
nitrate facts |
Interesting Facts for Kids 12:- Atacama vegetation
and landscape facts
Interesting Facts for Kids 13:- Atacama Desert food
chain facts
Interesting Facts for Kids 14:- Atacama Desert plants
Interesting Facts for Kids 15:- Atacama Desert
plant adaptation facts
Interesting Facts for Kids 16:- Atacama Desert Llareta
Plant facts Interesting Facts for Kids 17:- Atacama Desert description and
summary Interesting Atacama Desert Facts for Kids |
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