Mojave Desert

Summary

Mojave Desert is a desert^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,026 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mojave Desert is located in California^[3].
• Mojave Desert is located in Utah^[4].
• Mojave Desert is located in Arizona^[5].
• Mojave Desert is located in Nevada^[6].
• Mojave Desert is in the country of United States^[7].
• Mojave Desert is on the body of water Mojave River^[8].
• Mojave Desert is on the body of water Colorado River^[9].
• Mojave Desert's image is recorded as Calico basin red rock cumulus mediocris.jpg^[10].
• Mojave Desert's instance of is recorded as desert^[11].
• Mojave Desert's instance of is recorded as WWF ecoregion^[12].
• Mojave Desert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316747055^[13].
• Mojave Desert's locator map image is recorded as Mojave Desert map.svg^[14].
• Mojave Desert's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85086496^[15].
• Mojave Desert's Commons category is recorded as Mojave Desert^[16].
• Mojave Desert's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3938401^[17].
• Mojave Desert's pronunciation audio is recorded as GT Mojave.ogg^[18].
• Mojave Desert's highest point is recorded as Charleston Peak^[19].
• Mojave Desert's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.008333333333, 'lon': -115.475}^[20].
• Mojave Desert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jp2c^[21].
• Mojave Desert's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1148779^[22].
• Mojave Desert's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mojave Desert^[23].
• Mojave Desert's Commons gallery is recorded as Mojave Desert^[24].
• Mojave Desert's page banner is recorded as Mojave Desert banner.jpg^[25].
• Mojave Desert's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/North_America/United_States/Regions/Southwest/Deserts/Mojave_Desert/^[26].
• Mojave Desert's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as 207b9730-6565-452d-9ee7-7261f8dfb6ea^[27].

Body

Geography

Mojave Desert is in the country of United States^[7]. Located in include California^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1850^[30]; Utah^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1896^[33]; Arizona^[5], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1912^[36]; and Nevada^[6], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1864^[39]. Adjacent water bodies include Mojave River^[8], a river^[40], in United States^[41] and Colorado River^[9], a river^[42], in United States^[43].

Physical Characteristics

Mojave Desert's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+124000'}^[44].

Climate and Environment

Mojave Desert's Köppen climate classification is recorded as desert climate^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include desert^[11] and WWF ecoregion^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mojave Desert include macOS Mojave^[46], an operating system^[47], founded in 2018^[48].

Why It Matters

Mojave Desert ranks in the top 2% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,026 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include macOS Mojave^[46], an operating system^[47], founded in 2018^[48].