Which one of the following is the driest desert of the world ?
Atacama
Gobi
Sahara
Kalahari
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UPSC NDA-1 – 2018
The extreme aridity of the Atacama is primarily caused by the rain shadow effect from the Andes mountains to the east and the influence of the cold, nutrient-rich Humboldt Current along the coast, which stabilizes the atmosphere and inhibits cloud formation and precipitation.