World's oldest desert where it hasn't rained in 200m years - it's not the Sahara

World's oldest desert where it hasn't rained in 200m years - it's not the Sahara (Image: Getty) The Atacama Desert is widely recognised as the driest place on earth. Stretching over a 1,600-kilometre-long strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of 105,000 km. Located in Chile's Antofagasta Region, it sees an average rainfall of just 15 mm per year, with some spots receiving a mere 1 to 3 mm annually.

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There is even some evidence to suggest that from 1570 to 1971, the Atacama may not have experienced any significant rainfall at all. READ MORE Unassuming hotel room door is actually hi.