North American Desert

North American Desert

North American Desert is a term for the large, arid region between the presidio texas] and Sierra Nevada of Western North America. It comprises the five major American deserts:

*Chihuahuan Desert (140,000 square miles)
*Colorado Plateau (130,000 square miles)
*Great Basin Desert (200,000 square miles)
*Mojave Desert (22,000 square miles)
*Sonoran Desert (120,000 square miles)


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