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Pages in category "Deserts of Arizona" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chihuahuan Desert; L.
Sonoran Desert: Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert: by the Hoover Dam/Lake Mead, (w&nw)(Mojave Desert) Chihuahuan Desert by extreme SE Arizona All of central, and sw Arizona-lower elevations below Mogollon Rim: part of Sonoran Desert; even the bottom of the Grand Canyon(a lower elevation) would have Sonoran Desert biota/Sonoran influence
The location of Arizona in the United States. Arizona is a landlocked state situated in the southwestern region of the United States of America.It has a vast and diverse geography famous for its deep canyons, high- and low-elevation deserts, numerous natural rock formations, and volcanic mountain ranges.
This list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in (250 mm) annual precipitation. The "North American Desert" is also the term for a large U.S. Level 1 ecoregion (EPA) [1] of the North American Cordillera, in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome (WWF).
The Sonoran Desert is home to the cultures of over 17 contemporary Native American tribes, with settlements at American Indian reservations in California and Arizona, as well as populations in Mexico. The largest city in the Sonoran Desert is Phoenix, Arizona, with a 2017 metropolitan population of about 4.7 million. [15]
This is a list of mountain ranges in the Madrean Sky Islands ecoregion within the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The list is presented both alphabetically and by political territory.
Pages in category "Populated places in the Sonoran Desert" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The desert is about 120 miles (190 km) long by about 60 miles (100 km) wide, making it roughly 7,500 square miles (19,420 km 2) in area. [8] Bordering southwest and south is the Mogollon Plateau , and on the plateau's south border the Mogollon Rim , the north border of the Arizona transition zone .