List of North American deserts
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This list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in annual precipitation.wikipedia
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Sonoran Desert
SonoranSonora DesertArizona desert
The Sonoran Desert (Desierto de Sonora) is a North American desert which covers large parts of the Southwestern United States in Arizona and California and of Northwestern Mexico in Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur.
Basin and Range Province
Basin and RangeBasin and Range Regionthe northwest Nevada volcanic region
The largest cold desert is the Great Basin Desert, which encompasses much of the northern Basin and Range Province, north of the Mojave Desert.
Most North American deserts are located within it.
Chihuahuan Desert
Chihuahua DesertChihuahuanChihuahua
With an area of about 362000 km2, it is the second largest desert of the Americas and the largest in North America.
Desert
desertsaridhigh desert
This list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in annual precipitation.
Great Basin Desert
Nevada desertTonopah BasinGreat Basin shrub steppe
The largest cold desert is the Great Basin Desert, which encompasses much of the northern Basin and Range Province, north of the Mojave Desert.
Texas
TXTexanState of Texas
Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts, less than 10% of Texas's land area is desert.
Trans-Pecos
Far West TexasTrans-Pecos regionSouthwestern Texas
The Trans-Pecos is part of the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest desert in North America.
Great American Desert
American desert
The area is now usually referred to as the High Plains, and the original term is now sometimes used to describe the arid region of North America, which includes parts of northwestern Mexico and the American southwest.
Colorado Desert
ColoradoColorado desertsLower Colorado
Deserts of California
California desertDesert Region of CaliforniaCalifornia deserts
List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)
Level III ecoregionEastern Temperate Forestecoregion
The "North American Desert" is also the term for a large U.S. Level 1 ecoregion (EPA) of the North American Cordillera, in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome (WWF).
North American Cordillera
Canadian CordilleraWestern CordilleraLaramide Belt
The "North American Desert" is also the term for a large U.S. Level 1 ecoregion (EPA) of the North American Cordillera, in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome (WWF).
Deserts and xeric shrublands
xerichiperxerófiladesert scrub
The "North American Desert" is also the term for a large U.S. Level 1 ecoregion (EPA) of the North American Cordillera, in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome (WWF).
Biome
biotabiomesmajor habitat type
The "North American Desert" is also the term for a large U.S. Level 1 ecoregion (EPA) of the North American Cordillera, in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome (WWF).
Rocky Mountains
RockiesRocky MountainRocky Mountain Region
The continent's deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, and the rain shadow-creating Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges on the west.
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra MadreSierra Madre MountainsOriental
The continent's deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, and the rain shadow-creating Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges on the west.
Rain shadow
rainshadowrainshadow effectlow snowfall
The continent's deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, and the rain shadow-creating Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges on the west.
Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Sierra NevadaSierra Nevada MountainsSierra Nevada foothills
The continent's deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, and the rain shadow-creating Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges on the west.
Transverse Ranges
TransverseTransverse RangeCalifornia Transverse Ranges
The continent's deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, and the rain shadow-creating Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges on the west.
Peninsular Ranges
PeninsularPeninsular RangePeninsular Ranges (North)
The continent's deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, and the rain shadow-creating Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges on the west.
Western United States
American WestwesternWest
The North American xeric region of over 95751 sqmi includes: three major deserts; numerous smaller deserts; and large non-desert arid regions; in the western United States and in northeast, central, and northwest Mexico.
Columbia Plateau
Columbia River PlateauColumbia BasinColumbian Plateau
Other cold deserts lie within the Columbia Plateau/Columbia Basin, the Snake River Plain, and the Colorado Plateau regions.
Columbia River drainage basin
Columbia BasinColumbia River BasinColumbia
Other cold deserts lie within the Columbia Plateau/Columbia Basin, the Snake River Plain, and the Colorado Plateau regions.
