Chihuahuan Desert

Summary

Chihuahuan Desert is a desert^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chihuahuan Desert is located in Chihuahua^[3].
• Chihuahuan Desert is located in Coahuila^[4].
• Chihuahuan Desert is located in Nuevo León^[5].
• Chihuahuan Desert is located in Durango^[6].
• Chihuahuan Desert is located in Zacatecas^[7].
• Chihuahuan Desert is located in San Luis Potosí^[8].
• Chihuahuan Desert is in the country of United States^[9].
• Chihuahuan Desert is in the country of Mexico^[10].
• Chihuahuan Desert's image is recorded as Chihuahuan Desert.jpg^[11].
• Chihuahuan Desert's continent is recorded as North America^[12].
• Chihuahuan Desert's instance of is recorded as desert^[13].
• Chihuahuan Desert's instance of is recorded as WWF ecoregion^[14].
• Chihuahuan Desert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247398793^[15].
• Chihuahuan Desert's GND ID is recorded as 4700430-7^[16].
• Chihuahuan Desert's locator map image is recorded as Chihuahuan Desert map.svg^[17].
• Chihuahuan Desert's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85023342^[18].
• Chihuahuan Desert's Commons category is recorded as Chihuahuan Desert^[19].
• Chihuahuan Desert's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2711505^[20].
• Chihuahuan Desert's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.540555555556, 'lon': -103.83722222222}^[21].
• Chihuahuan Desert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02552b^[22].
• Chihuahuan Desert's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chihuahuan Desert^[23].
• Chihuahuan Desert's WWF ecoregion code is recorded as NA1303^[24].
• Chihuahuan Desert's described by source is recorded as Atlas of Vanishing Places^[25].
• Chihuahuan Desert's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Chihuahuan-Desert^[26].
• Chihuahuan Desert's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8259902^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United States^[9], a sovereign state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1776^[30] and Mexico^[10], a sovereign state^[31], in Mexico^[32], founded in 1836^[33]. Located in include Chihuahua^[3], a state of Mexico^[34], in Mexico^[35], founded in 1824^[36]; Coahuila^[4], a state of Mexico^[37], in Mexico^[38], founded in 1824^[39]; Nuevo León^[5], a state of Mexico^[40], in Mexico^[41], founded in 1824^[42]; Durango^[6], a state of Mexico^[43], in Mexico^[44], founded in 1824^[45]; Zacatecas^[7], a state of Mexico^[46], in Mexico^[47], founded in 1823^[48]; and San Luis Potosí^[8], a state of Mexico^[49], in Mexico^[50], founded in 1823^[51]. Chihuahuan Desert's continent is recorded as North America^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Chihuahuan Desert's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+362600'}^[52]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1545'}^[53]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1280'}^[54].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include desert^[13] and WWF ecoregion^[14].

Why It Matters

Chihuahuan Desert ranks in the top 9% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]