Chihuahuan Desert
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The Chihuahuan Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Chihuahua, Desierto Chihuahuense) is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies much of far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley and the lower Pecos Valley in New Mexico, and a portion of southeastern Arizona, as well as the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau. It is bordered on the west by the Sonoran Desert, the Colorado Plateau, and the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental range, along with northwestern lowlands of the Sierra Madre Oriental range. Its largest, continual expanse is located in Mexico, covering a large portion of the state of Chihuahua, along with portions of Coahuila, north-eastern Durango, the extreme northern part of Zacatecas, and small western portions of Nuevo León. With an area of about 501,896 km2 (193,783 sq mi),[1] it is the largest desert in North America.[2] The desert is fairly young, existing for only 8000 years.[3]
| Chihuahuan Desert | |
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Chihuahuan desert landscape in Big Bend National Park | |
 Location map of Chihuahuan Desert | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Nearctic |
| Biome | Deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 501,896 km2 (193,783 sq mi) |
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| States | |
| Coordinates | 30°32′26″N 103°50′14″W |
| Rivers | Rio Grande |
| Climate type | Hot desert and hot semi-arid |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable |
| Global 200 | Yes |
| Protected | 35,905 km2 (13,863 sq mi) (7%)[1] |