Which ocean current flows along the west coast of South America?

Question

Which of these is a 600-mile (1,000 km) strip of land on the Pacific coast of South America, that is believed to be the driest desert in the world?

Answer 1

Humboldt
The Humboldt is a relatively slow and shallow, low-salinity, northward flowing cold-water current, up to over 900 km (550 mi) wide. The Canary Current is part of the North Atlantic Gyre; the Malvinas flows along South America's east coast; the Gulf Stream flows along the east coast of North America.