This desert is in a "double rain shadow."
A) Sahara
B) Kalahari
C) Atacama
D) Mojave
E) Saudi

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The Atacama Desert is located on the western coast of South America and is situated between two mountain ranges, the Andes and the Chilean Coast Range. This creates a double rain shadow effect, where the moisture from both the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean is blocked by these neighboring mountains, leaving the Atacama as one of the driest deserts in the world.

This Desert Is in a "Double Rain Shadow