Atacama Desert

Summary

Atacama Desert is a desert^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Atacama Desert is in the country of Chile^[3].
• Atacama Desert's instance of is recorded as desert^[4].
• Atacama Desert's instance of is recorded as WWF ecoregion^[5].
• Atacama Desert's shares border with is recorded as Puna^[6].
• Atacama Desert is part of Pacific desert^[7].
• Atacama Desert's Commons category is recorded as Atacama Desert^[8].
• Atacama Desert's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -24.5, 'lon': -69.25}^[9].
• Atacama Desert's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atacama Desert^[10].
• Atacama Desert's Commons gallery is recorded as Atacama Desert^[11].
• Atacama Desert's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• Atacama Desert's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Atacama Desert's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[14].
• Atacama Desert's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[15].
• Atacama Desert's different from is recorded as Atacama Region^[16].
• Atacama Desert sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2657'}^[17].
• Atacama Desert covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+181300'}^[18].
• Atacama Desert's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

Body

Geography

Atacama Desert is in the country of Chile^[3]. It is part of Pacific desert^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Atacama Desert covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+181300'}^[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2657'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include desert^[4] and WWF ecoregion^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Atacama Desert include 18725 Atacama^[20], an asteroid^[21]; Atacama Fault^[22], a fault^[23], in Chile^[24]; and atacamite^[25], a mineral species^[26].

Why It Matters

Atacama Desert has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for it include 18725 Atacama^[20], an asteroid^[21]; Atacama Fault^[22], a fault^[23], in Chile^[24]; and atacamite^[25], a mineral species^[26].