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Which tropical hot desert is the driest in the world? - Geography

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Which tropical hot desert is the driest in the world?

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The driest tropical hot desert in the world is the Atacama Desert along the Pacific coast of South America (mainly northern Chile and southern Peru); it is often described as the driest non-polar desert, with average rainfall around 15 mm per year and some areas receiving only 1–3 mm or virtually no measurable precipitation.

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Chapter 18: Natural Regions of the World - SOLVE AND SCORE [Page 213]

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Rachna Sapra Geography [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 18 Natural Regions of the World
SOLVE AND SCORE | Q D. 9. (a) iii. | Page 213
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