
The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert, and an ecoregion designation, that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau. It is bordered on the west by the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental range, along with overlaying northern portions of the Sierra Madre Oriental. On the U.S. side it occupies central and...
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(from the article `Mexico`) ...and winter temperatures are extreme. The highest temperatures in the country, exceeding 110 °F (43 °C), occur in July and August in central Baja ... Desertification is not limited to nondesert regions and can occur in areas within deserts where the delicate ecological balance is disturbed. The ... ...
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noun a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico
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