Patagonian Desert

#5 in World

Argentina

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Area

673K km²

Coordinates

-39.0000, -67.0000

Overview

South America's largest desert, a cold steppe swept by Andean winds.

About

The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonian Steppe, is the largest desert in Argentina and is the eighth-largest desert in the world by area, occupying approx. 673,000 square kilometres. It is located primarily in Argentina and is bounded by the Andes, to its west, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, in the region of Patagonia, southern Argentina and areas of Chile. To the north the desert grades into the Cuyo Region and the Monte.