List of deserts in South America
This is a non-exhaustive list of deserts in South America .
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| Surname | image | place | Type | Area (km 2 ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atacama Desert |
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Pacific coast of South America , between the 18th and 27th parallel south, Chile | Sand desert | 105,000 |
| Blooming Atacama Desert |
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Región de Atacama in Chile | "Desert of flowers" | |
| Lençóis Maranhenses |
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North of Brazil , coast of Maranhão state | Sand desert | 1550 |
| Médanos National Park |
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Venezuela , state of Falcón on the isthmus of Médanos , to the Paraguaná peninsula | contains many desert areas | 91 (entire national park) |
| Nazca plain |
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Peru | 184,925 | |
| Patagonian desert |
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South of South America | 670,000 | |
| Puna | Northern Argentina | High desert | ||
| Salvador Dalí Desert |
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in the middle of the Andean Fauna National Park "Eduardo Avaroa" in Bolivia | Stone desert | 110 |
| Sechura desert |
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Northern Peru, Piura region | 5000 | |
| Siloli |
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Southwest Bolivia | ||
| Tatacoa desert |
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Colombia , in the northern part of the Department del Huila in the valley of the Río Magdalena in the area of the municipality of Villavieja | 330 |