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An arid region of northwest Chile. One of the driest areas in the world, it has yielded great nitrate and copper wealth.

Atacama Desert (Spanish) [ataˈkama]

(Placename) a desert region along the W coast of South America, mainly in N Chile: a major source of nitrates. Area: about 80 000 sq. km (31 000 sq. miles)

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Atacama Desert - a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits

Chile, Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

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Atacama Desert (redirected from Desert of Atacama)

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