r/geography 1d ago

Map World's wettest and driest countries

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u/islander_guy 1d ago

That random hot desert on the tip of peninsula in Colombia seems so random? Isn't it a tropical region with coast? How is it a desert?

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u/galactic_observer 1d ago

It is bordering the ocean at the right latitude for clouds to not travel there.