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Sonoran Desert

Also known as Desierto de Sonora, Carson Plains, Desierto Grande, Sonora Desert

desert in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States

AI overview

The Sonoran Desert is a large desert region located in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is an important ecosystem that spans a significant portion of the southwestern landscape.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Sonoran Desert is referenced by 1,650 other articles, and connects out to Tucson, Baja California and Colorado River.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.

It is catalogued under topics including Basin and Range Province, Deserts and xeric shrublands and Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States.

Its subject is documented across 65 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Country: Mexico
Located in: Sonora
Continent: North America
Area: 310800
Image: AguaFriaNM (cropped).jpeg

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Encyclopedic overview

The Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) 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 (in Arizona and California). It has an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi).

In phytogeography, the Sonoran Desert is within the Sonoran floristic province of the Madrean region of southwestern North America, part of the Holarctic realm of the northern Western Hemisphere. The desert contains a variety of unique endemic plants and animals, notably, the saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) and organ pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sonoran Desert” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.