All of the following are factors in the exceptional dryness of the Atacama Desert EXCEPT:
A) A location deep in the interior of the continent,where moisture cannot reach.
B) A location under a semi-permanent cell of high pressure.
C) The influence of the cold Peru Current,which stabilizes the air.
D) A rain shadow effect caused by the Andes Mountains.
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