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Noun: Atacama Desert
  1. A desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits
     
  2. A long desert in Chile
    - Atacama

Type of: desert

Part of: Chile, Republic of Chile

Encyclopedia: Atacama Desert