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BBC Learning: Why Is The Atacama So Dry?

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Graham Gillies | 15:00 UK time, Thursday, 28 January 2010

Geography expert, and former teacher of a certain Mr Beaumont, Val Vannet has written another great geo-blog for the BBC Scotland Learning blog.

So, stop fidgetting in your seat and pay attention. Go over to the site where today's lesson, 'Why Is The Atacamas So Dry?' will begin.

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Thanks once again to Ali and Val for putting the post together.

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