The Cordillera Domeyko rises in its eastern region, and separates it from its eponymous plateau.
A dispute over control of it led to a war which resulted in the Treaty of Ancon, which resulted in the transfer of the Antofagasta province. The Valley of the Moon is found within it, and it is also home to the Chiu-Chiu lagoon as well as the El Tatio Geysers. The Cordillera Domeyko rises in its eastern region, and separates it from its eponymous plateau. The Humboldt current is the cause of the aridity of its coastal region, and the mining of sodium nitrate here was once a large source of revenue for Chile. FTP, identify this large desert of South America.
A dispute over control of it led to a war which resulted in the Treaty of Ancon, which resulted in the transfer of the Antofagasta province.
{Atacama} Desert (accept {Desierto de Atacama})