Sonoran Desert
#13 in WorldUSA/Mexico
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Area
310K km²
Coordinates
31.0000, -113.0000
Category
deserts
Overview
North America's hottest desert, home to the giant saguaro cactus.
About
The Sonoran Desert is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers parts of the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States. It has an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi).
More about Sonoran Desert
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