Atacama Desert
desert in South America
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Summary
Atacama Desert is a desert[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,542 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Chile[3]
- Instance of: WWF ecoregion[4]
- Shares border with: Puna[5]
- Part of: Pacific desert[6]
- Commons category: Atacama Desert[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Atacama Desert[8]
- Commons gallery: Atacama Desert[9]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13]
- Different from: Atacama Region[14]
- Elevation above sea level: 2657 m[15]
- Area: 181,300 km²[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Atacama Desert include atacamite[18], a mineral species[19]; Atacama Fault[20], a fault[21], in Chile[22]; and 18725 Atacama[23], an asteroid[24].
Why It Matters
Atacama Desert has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for it include atacamite[18], a mineral species[19]; Atacama Fault[20], a fault[21], in Chile[22]; and 18725 Atacama[23], an asteroid[24].