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Chihuahuan Desert

#10 in World

USA/Mexico

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Area
360K km²
Coordinates
29.0000, -104.0000
Category
deserts

Overview

Largest desert in North America, known for its extraordinary biodiversity.

About

The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies much of far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley and the lower Pecos Valley in New Mexico, and a portion of southeastern Arizona, as well as the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau.

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