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Featured Article: Mojave Desert

Mojave, moh HAH vee, Desert, in southeastern California, is a vast desert wasteland covering about 25,000 square miles (64,700 square kilometers). See more »

Colorado Desert

Colorado Desert occupies about 2,000 square miles (5,200 square kilometers) of southeastern California.

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Great Basin

Great Basin is a large desert region in the western United States.

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Great Salt Lake Desert

Great Salt Lake Desert is a low, flat, arid region in northwestern Utah, just west of Salt Lake City.

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High Desert

High Desert is located in central Oregon between the Blue Mountains and the Basin and Range Region.

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Mojave Desert

Mojave, moh HAH vee, Desert, in southeastern California, is a vast desert wasteland covering about 25,000 square miles (64,700 square kilometers).

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