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The North American xeric region of over 95,751 sq mi (247,990 km 2) includes three major deserts, numerous smaller deserts, and large non-desert arid regions in the Western United States and in northeastern, central, and northwestern Mexico.
North American Desert, vast, irregular belt of inhospitable terrain that stretches north to south down the western side of the North American continent from southern Oregon and Idaho to northern Mexico. It roughly corresponds to the sheltered, and hence rain-starved, intermontane region lying.
The North American xeric region of over 95,751 sq mi (247,990 km 2) includes three major deserts, numerous smaller deserts, and large non-desert arid regions in the Western United States and in northeastern, central, and northwestern Mexico.
25 wrz 2020 · There are four major North American deserts: the Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert. All are located in the southwest of North America and correspond, roughly, with the geological region known as the Basin and Range Province.
31 paź 2018 · The desert is bordered by the Sonoran Desert to the east and south and the Great Basin Desert to the northern side. Some of the topographical boundaries include the San Bernardino Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, and the Tehachapi Mountains.
The entire region from the northern boundary of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona to southwestern Colorado and southern Utah, encompassing the Colorado River, the Colorado Plateau and its numerous parks and monuments.
30 maj 2022 · There are four major deserts in the United States, collectively forming the North American Desert. Each of the Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts are located in the Western United States, with the latter two dipping into significant portions of Mexico.