Atacama desert

How big is it?

It stretches across a roughly 600-mile (1,000 kilometers) land from Southern Peru to Northern Chile

Which mountains block the Atacama?

Andes Folds Mountain, creates a rain shadow

An example of an observatory in Atacama

European Space Observatory

Name of the ocean current that cools the Atacama

Humboldt current from Antarctica

How much rainfall does it receive annually?

Less than 1mm, some places record no rainfall at all. It is the driest desert in the world

Temp in the Atacama

Range from 30 degrees Celsius in the day to as low as -10 degrees Celsius at night.

Animals that can cope and adapt to the environment?

Red scorpions, butterflies, grey desert foxes, desert wasps, viscacha, guanaco, Giant cardon cactus and Copiapoa

Where is the Atacama located?

The Atacama is located along the tropic of Capricorn, with a latitude of 23.8 degrees South and a longitude of 69.1 degrees West.