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A humble request – Please give KUDOS if you like the response.
Let us first dissect the sentence.

The Namib Desert along the southwest coast of Southern Africa,
and where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create a steady thermal inversion, - this is a modifier modifying the Nambi desert.
is one of the driest regions on earth.
SV pair – desert … is

(A) and where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create
And cant be used before where which modifies Desert

(B) and where the cold currents of the Antarctic Ocean creates
SV pair currents create and not creates – hence SV agreement error.
If you are still reading my post please hit the KUDOS button.

(C) where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents has created
Has created is in simple present perfect tense. This changes the meaning of the sentence. We are stating a fact in the sentence hence simple present needs to be used.

(D) and an area where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create
This choice is a train wreck.

(E) an area where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create
This is the correct choice.
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Answer is E.
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The Namib Desert along the southwest coast of Southern Africa, and where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create a steady thermal inversion, is one of the driest regions on earth.

(A) and where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create
(B) and where the cold currents of the Antarctic Ocean creates
(C) where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents has created
(D) and an area where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create
(E) an area where the cold Antarctic Ocean currents create

IMO E

Thanks for the explanation - one question:

is the use of Where just after comma wrong? i think in that case it modifies 'Southern Africa' which changes the meaning.

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