Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An arid region of northwest Chile. One of the driest areas in the world, it has yielded great nitrate and copper wealth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits
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It's right on the edge of the Atacama Desert, which is the world's driest desert.
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It's right on the edge of the Atacama Desert, which is the world's driest desert.
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It's right on the edge of the Atacama Desert, which is the world's driest desert.
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The Atacama Desert is a narrow strip of desert along the northwest coast of Chile.
Atacama desert 2007
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The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, covering a
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Chile we were shooting in the Atacama Desert, which is the driest place on Earth at an extraordinary facility.
MI6 :: 007 News 2009
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This is the Atacama Desert, the huge Chilean tract that was the site of 19th-century mining camps, Pinochet concentration camps and which, despite being devoid of humidity, is the wellspring of Patricio Guzmán's profound and lovely "Nostalgia for the Light."
'Win Win' 1, Sports Clichés 0 John Anderson 2011
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Travelers are looking for out-of-the-way destinations, with Brazil's Pantanal, northern Colombia, Pueblos M á gicos in Mexico, the salt flats of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni and the Atacama Desert all high on the intrepid traveler's agenda.
Rediscovering a Sense of Adventure Jemima Sissons 2011
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Both valleys make up the Cordillera de Sal Salt mountain range in Chile's Atacama Desert.
Oneika Raymond: Discovering Chile's Atacama Desert Oneika Raymond 2011
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Chilean director Patricio Guzmán, best-known for the epic political documentary "The Battle of Chile," begins with an astronomical theme: a visit to the Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level.
Extremes on Screen Steve Dollar 2011
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