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The Llano Estacado (Spanish: [ˈʝano estaˈkaðo]), sometimes translated into English as the Staked Plains, [2] is a region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas.
Llano (/ ˈ l æ n oʊ / LAN-oh) is a city in Llano County, Texas, United States.As of 2020, the city population was 3,325. [4] It is the county seat of Llano County. [5] Llano has been described as the "deer capital of Texas", with the single highest density of white-tailed deer in the United States.
The Llano River (/ ˈ l æ n oʊ / LAN-oh) is a tributary of the Colorado River, about 105 miles (169 km) long, in Texas in the United States. [1] It drains part of the Edwards Plateau in Texas Hill Country northwest of Austin .
"Llano is Spanish for "plains," and the double L is pronounced as a Y. However the common pronunciation of Llano by the locals is LAN-OH. " [1] "Llano - Everyone who knows even the smallest bit of Spanish wants to use the correct Spanish pronunciation, in which the double "L" is said like a "Y" (when the "Y" functions as a consonant).
Northwest escarpment of the Llano Estacado overlooking Alamogordo Valley of Quay and Guadalupe Counties, New Mexico.. The Caprock Escarpment is a term used in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico to describe the geographical transition point between the level High Plains of the Llano Estacado and the surrounding rolling terrain.
Llano County (/ ˈ l æ n oʊ /) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census , its population was 21,243. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Llano , [ 2 ] and the county is named for the Llano River .
The Llano Uplift is a geologically ancient, low geologic dome that is about 90 miles (140 km) in diameter and located mostly in Llano, Mason, San Saba, Gillespie, and Blanco counties, Texas. It consists of an island-like exposure of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks surrounded by outcrops of Paleozoic and Cretaceous sedimentary strata .
Texan English is the array of American English dialects spoken in Texas, primarily falling under Southern U.S. English.As one nationwide study states, the typical Texan accent is a "Southern accent with a twist". [1]