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Geography

Geography of Weather

Quick fact

The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth, partly because the Andes Mountains block moisture from the Atlantic and a cold ocean current keeps rainfall away.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever wondered why it’s rainy in one city but dry just a few hundred kilometers away? The answer lies not in random chance, but in the geography of that place—its latitude, its mountains, and its proximity to oceans.