41. Ladakh is a high altitude desert as the Himalayas create a rain shadow , generally denying entry to monsoon clouds. 42. The desert is quite windy as well, a result of the rain shadow effect and descending cool mountain air. 43. The river basin lies in the rain shadow region of Eastern Ghats and receives 500 mm average rainfall annually. 44. Many deserts are formed by rain shadows , as mountains block the path of moisture and precipitation to the desert. 45. The driest parts of Atacama Desert are located east of the range due to the rain shadow produced by it. 46. The Lyngen Alps are sufficiently high as to give rain shadow in the interior lowland areas east of the mountains. 47. Skj�k in Oppland county is also in the rain shadow and is one of the driest places with precipitation annually. 48. Valleys in the east have lower rainfall because the Allegheny mountain ridges to the west create a partial rain shadow . 49. The region mostly consists of low rolling hills and wide valleys in a rain shadow area near the Blue Mountains. 50. Areas to the northeast of the mountains are located in a rain shadow and receive as little as of precipitation.
