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List of North American deserts

January 01, 1970

This list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in (250 mm) annual precipitation. The "North American Desert" is also the term for a large U.S. Level 1 ecoregion (EPA)[1] of the North American Cordillera, in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome (WWF). The continent's deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, and the rain shadow–creating Cascades, Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges on the west. The North American xeric region of over 95,751 sq mi (247,990 km2) includes three major deserts, numerous smaller deserts, and large non-desert arid regions in the Western United States and in northeastern, central, and northwestern Mexico.

Black Rock Desert, northwest Nevada, a dry lake in the Great Basin Desert
Aerial photo of the Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
A geological syncline in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, California
Unusual gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park in the Chihuahuan Desert
Saguaro (detail) of the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Ansel Adams, c.1941
Mustangs run across a Sagebrush steppe, Tule Valley, Utah
View of Indian Wells Valley, part of the Mojave (high) desert near Ridgecrest, California
Guadalupe Mountains in Texas 2006

Overview edit

The following are three major hot and dry deserts in North America, all located in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.[2]

  • The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest hot desert in North America, located in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Its total area is 140,000 sq mi (360,000 km2).
  • The Sonoran Desert is a desert located in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. It is the second largest hot desert in North America. Its total area is 120,000 sq mi (310,000 km2).
  • The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada. Its total area is 22,000 sq mi (57,000 km2).

The largest cold desert is the Great Basin Desert, which encompasses much of the northern Basin and Range Province, north of the Mojave Desert.

Other cold deserts lie within the Columbia Plateau/Columbia Basin, the Snake River Plain, and the Colorado Plateau regions.

Full listing edit

 
Desert ecoregions of North America.
  Cold deserts:
  Hot deserts:

(listed from north to south)

Western arid regions of North America edit

The separately defined western arid regions of North America are continental regions of aridity based on available water in addition to rain shadow-diminished rainfall[3] and which have many non-desert shrub-steppe (EPA) and xeric shrublands (WWF) in addition to desert ecosystems and ecoregions. This large arid region of 190,000 sq mi (490,000 km2) includes: deserts, such as the Great Basin Desert and Sonoran Desert; and the non-desert arid region areas (with greater than 10 inches (250 mm) annual precipitation) in the Great Basin arid region, Colorado Plateau, Mexican Plateau, and others. This arid region extends from the top of the North American Desert in Washington and Idaho southward into Mexico in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The 'western arid region' is east of and (except for Mojave sky islands) discontiguous from the Mojave Desert,[4] unlike the southwestern Great Basin deserts adjacent with ecotones to the northern Mojave Desert.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ EPA, OA, OEAEE, OWC, US. "About the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) – US EPA". US EPA. Retrieved 11 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Desert Biome". University of California Museum of Paleontology.
  3. ^ (1953 Meigs criteria)
  4. ^ "The World's Largest Desert". Geology and Earth Science. geology.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

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This list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in 250 mm annual precipitation The North American Desert is also the term for a large U S Level 1 ecoregion EPA 1 of the North American Cordillera in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome WWF The continent s deserts are largely between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Oriental on the east and the rain shadow creating Cascades Sierra Nevada Transverse and Peninsular Ranges on the west The North American xeric region of over 95 751 sq mi 247 990 km2 includes three major deserts numerous smaller deserts and large non desert arid regions in the Western United States and in northeastern central and northwestern Mexico Black Rock Desert northwest Nevada a dry lake in the Great Basin Desert Aerial photo of the Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park Arizona A geological syncline in the Mojave Desert near Barstow California Unusual gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park in the Chihuahuan Desert Saguaro detail of the Sonoran Desert Photo by Ansel Adams c 1941 Mustangs run across a Sagebrush steppe Tule Valley Utah View of Indian Wells Valley part of the Mojave high desert near Ridgecrest California Guadalupe Mountains in Texas 2006 Contents 1 Overview 2 Full listing 3 Western arid regions of North America 4 See also 5 ReferencesOverview editThe following are three major hot and dry deserts in North America all located in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico 2 The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest hot desert in North America located in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico Its total area is 140 000 sq mi 360 000 km2 The Sonoran Desert is a desert located in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico It is the second largest hot desert in North America Its total area is 120 000 sq mi 310 000 km2 The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada Its total area is 22 000 sq mi 57 000 km2 The largest cold desert is the Great Basin Desert which encompasses much of the northern Basin and Range Province north of the Mojave Desert Other cold deserts lie within the Columbia Plateau Columbia Basin the Snake River Plain and the Colorado Plateau regions Full listing edit nbsp Desert ecoregions of North America Cold deserts Thompson Okanagan PlateauColumbia BasinNorthern Basin and RangeWyoming BasinCentral Basin and RangeColorado PlateausArizona New Mexico PlateauSnake River Plain Hot deserts Mojave Basin and RangeSonoran DesertBaja Californian DesertChihuahuan Desert listed from north to south Great Kobuk Sand Dunes three small deserts in northwestern Alaska part of the Kobuk Valley National Park Yukon Carcross Desert smallest desert in the world Washington British Columbia Idaho Wyoming Oregon Nevada Much of the Columbia Basin is desert such as the Channeled Scablands a desert in the Columbia Basin of eastern Washington Most of the Snake River Plain ecoregion is sagebrush steppe but barren lava fields form small deserts such as Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho The Wyoming Basin ecoregion is dominated by arid grasslands and shrub steppe but also contains the Red Desert Wyoming Owyhee Desert in southwestern Idaho northern Nevada and southeastern Oregon Y P Desert a portion of the Owyhee Desert in Idaho Oregon High Desert aka Great Sandy Desert eastern Oregon Alvord Desert a dry lake bed Northwest Lahontan subregion in Nevada part of the Northern Basin and Range ecoregion Black Rock Desert a dry lake bed Great Basin Desert Nevada dominated by sagebrush steppe Forty Mile Desert in northwest Nevada Smoke Creek Desert Nevada 980 sq mi Carson Desert Utah Great Salt Lake Desert Utah Sevier Desert surrounds the intermittent salty Sevier Lake Black Rock Desert volcanic field Escalante Desert 3 270 sq mi Colorado Plateau Utah San Rafael Desert the drier portions of the San Rafael Swell Colorado dominated by pinyon juniper woodlands but contains desert areas where unfavorable soil conditions exist Bisti Badlands Desert New Mexico Painted Desert Arizona Mojave Desert California the High Desert and parts of western Arizona southern Nevada and a small portion of Utah Death Valley California Amargosa Desert Nevada Sonoran Desert Colorado Desert Southern California the Low Desert Yuha Desert Imperial Valley California Yuma Desert southwest Arizona Lechuguilla Desert southwest Arizona Tule Desert Arizona and Sonora Mexico Gran Desierto de Altar Sonora Mexico Baja California desert State of Baja California Mexico Vizcaino Desert central State of Baja California Mexico Chihuahuan Desert Trans Pecos Desert west Texas White Sands unusual gypsum dune field in New MexicoWestern arid regions of North America editThe separately defined western arid regions of North America are continental regions of aridity based on available water in addition to rain shadow diminished rainfall 3 and which have many non desert shrub steppe EPA and xeric shrublands WWF in addition to desert ecosystems and ecoregions This large arid region of 190 000 sq mi 490 000 km2 includes deserts such as the Great Basin Desert and Sonoran Desert and the non desert arid region areas with greater than 10 inches 250 mm annual precipitation in the Great Basin arid region Colorado Plateau Mexican Plateau and others This arid region extends from the top of the North American Desert in Washington and Idaho southward into Mexico in the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt The western arid region is east of and except for Mojave sky islands discontiguous from the Mojave Desert 4 unlike the southwestern Great Basin deserts adjacent with ecotones to the northern Mojave Desert See also editDesert ecology Desert of Maine Deserts and xeric shrublands biome and ecoregions Deserts of California Great American Desert List of deserts List of deserts by area North American Deserts in List of ecoregions in North America CEC North American Deserts in List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Semi arid climateReferences edit EPA OA OEAEE OWC US About the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory NHEERL US EPA US EPA Retrieved 11 April 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Desert Biome University of California Museum of Paleontology 1953 Meigs criteria The World s Largest Desert Geology and Earth Science geology com Retrieved 2010 04 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of North American deserts amp oldid 1178800089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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