Chihuahuan Desert
desert in Mexico and the southwestern United States
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Summary
Chihuahuan Desert is a desert[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,329 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chihuahua[3], Coahuila[4], Nuevo León[5], Durango[6], Zacatecas[7], San Luis Potosí[8], Texas[9], New Mexico[10], Arizona[11]
- Country: United States[12], Mexico[13]
- Continent: North America[14]
- Instance of: WWF ecoregion[15]
- Commons category: Chihuahuan Desert[16]
- Coordinate location: 30.540555555556, -103.83722222222[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chihuahuan Desert[18]
- Described by source: Atlas of Vanishing Places[19]
- Native label: Chihuahuan Desert[20], Desierto de Chihuahua[21]
- Length: 1280[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 1545[23]
- Area: 362,600[24]
- Width: 4.400[25]
- P14541: 1fIR0f[26]
Why It Matters
Chihuahuan Desert has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]