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The Sahara (the world's largest and hottest desert, with temperatures reaching 57.6Â°C (136Â°F) and the Atacama (the world's driest desert) on the coast of Chile and the Kalahari in Africa were formed in this way.The Gobi Desert is a cold winter desert and daytime temperatures can drop to -30Â°C (22Â°F).he Sahara (the world's largest and hottest desert, with temperatures reaching 57.6Â°C (136Â°F) and the Atacama (the world's driest desert) on the coast of Chile and the Kalahari in Africa were formed in this way.
The Atacama desert is one of the driest places on Earth. Scientists are searching for traces of microorganisms in this extreme environment. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University. In Northern Chile, a pick-up truck bumps along dusty old mining roads toward the Atacama Desert.he desert itself is thought to be between 10 to 15 million years old, making it the oldest desert on Earth. The Atacama is probably also the driest desert in the world. While some areas of the Atacama along the coast have succulent plants like cacti, the more arid parts of the desert have no vegetation.