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The 31 pages that link to Atacama Desert, each with the reason it gives.

• AndesRelated: The Andes help create its extreme dryness by shaping regional rain patterns.

• War of the PacificRelated: Its mineral-rich eastern margin became the central zone of territorial competition.

• PeruRelated: Its northern extension helps explain the dryness of Peru's southern coastal strip.

• Humboldt CurrentRelated: Cold offshore waters and stable air help suppress rainfall along the coast beside the current.

• Andean orogenyRelated: Andean topography and atmospheric circulation help sustain its extreme aridity.

• Sodium nitrateRelated: Its climate helped preserve the nitrate-rich deposits mined for Chile saltpeter.

• Atacama RegionRelated: It covers much of the region and shapes its climate, settlement, and ecosystems.

• Chinchorro cultureRelated: Its dry climate helped preserve both deliberately prepared bodies and unmodified burials.

• Coquimbo RegionRelated: Its southern margin approaches Coquimbo, whose climate is also markedly dry.

• Mariano MelgarejoRelated: The 1866 treaty addressed mineral rights and boundaries in this contested region.

• Sechura DesertRelated: It provides a contrast with Sechura’s episodic rains and stronger El Niño flooding.

• PatagonaRelated: Giant hummingbirds occur in dry landscapes near this desert region.