Sonoran Desert - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert in North America and ecoregion that covers 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).
Sonoran Desert | Map, Plants, Animals, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Sonoran Desert, arid region covering 120,000 square miles (310,800 square km) in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, U.S., and including much of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, part of Baja California state, and the western half of the state of Sonora.
The Sonoran Desert - U.S. National Park Service
WEBFeb 24, 2015 · The Sonoran Desert occurs primarily in Mexico. More than two-thirds of its total area is in Baja California and the state of Sonora. In the United States, most of the Sonoran Desert can be found in the southern third of Arizona, with small areas in southeastern California. It is a subtropical desert and the most complex desert in North …
Sonoran Desert - Sonoran Desert Region - Arizona-Sonora Desert …
WEBWhat is the Sonoran Desert Region? The region interpreted by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum consists of the Sonoran Desert itself and the included and adjacent habitats that influence its ecology and climate. More specifically, it includes: Southern Arizona north to the Mogollon Rim
Sonoran Desert National Monument | Bureau of Land Management
WEBOverview. The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape. The monument sits in the most biologically diverse of the North American deserts and captures a significant portion of that diversity. The most striking aspect of the plant community in the monument is the extensive …
Sonoran Desert | Bureau of Land Management
WEBThe saguaro cactus is the iconic symbol of the Sonoran Desert and the monument is a place to see extensive forests of the classic cactus. But the monument has more to offer, including distinctive mountains rising from the desert floor. It has three distinct mountain ranges: the Maricopa, Sand Tank, and Table Top mountains, as well as the Booth ...
Sonoran Desert Network Ecosystems - U.S. National Park Service
WEBMay 2, 2023 · The Sonoran Desert is thought to have the greatest species diversity of any desert in North America, and that diversity occurs over relatively fine spatial scales. The Sonoran Desert is home to at least 60 species of mammals, more than 350 bird species, 20 amphibians, some 100 reptiles, and about 30 species of native fish.
Sonoran Desert summary | Britannica
WEBSonoran Desert, Arid region, western North America. Covering 120,000 sq mi (310,000 sq km), the Sonoran Desert is located in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, U.S., and northern Baja California and western Sonora state, Mex. The desert’s subdivisions include the Colorado and Yuma deserts. Irrigation has produced many …
The Deep History of the Sonoran Desert - Arizona-Sonora Desert …
WEBA Walk through Time. The Sonoran Desert that we see today, with its characteristic assemblages of plants and animals is quite recent, at least in terms of geologic time. In fact, it and the other North American deserts are among …
Sonoran Desert - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the Mexican state of Sonora. It is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America, with an area of 120,000 square miles (311,000 km²).
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