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What deserts is not considered a low-latitude or subtropical desert?

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Answer: The Patagonia desert

A subtropical desert is formed by the trade winds, which heat the air in the equatorial region. These dry winds dissipate the cloud cover, allowing the ground to heat more by the Sun's radiation.

In this context, the Patagonian desert does not meet these conditions, due to its location in the southern point of America, where there are not trade winds.

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