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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.
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(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.