Monte Desert
LocationArgentina
Area460,000 km2
ContinentSouth America
TypeSubtropical
About Monte Desert
East of the Andes in Argentina. Receives only 50-200 mm of rain. The Andes rain shadow creates it. Vicugnas and guanacos graze here. Puna grasslands border it at higher elevations.
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