News World World's top 10 deserts

World's top 10 deserts

New Delhi: Almost a third of Earth's land surface is occupied by desert, most of it icy or rocky rather than covered with sand dunes. And a substantial percentage of it supports animal and plant

7. Atacama Desert



This desert is one of the biggest icons of Chile, apart from the fact that almost the entire country is nearly covered by the desert itself. 



The area of the desert which is closest to Africa is considered to be the driest area on earth, so this land can be said to be completely synonymous with all the adjectives of sand sand and only sand and the dryness that is associated with the term desert land.

The southern region of the desert is however where the beauty of the desert lies as the land is more livable and there is flora and fauna in abundance found here.  

However, Chile as a country finds its main tourism resources from the beauty of the Atacama desert no matter how dry it maybe.

Latest World News