Sierra Madre: Quick Facts

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Physical map of Mexico highlighting the Sierra Madre mountain ranges-Occidental, Oriental, and del Sur-with shaded elevation levels. The map shows major landforms, rivers, dams, and state and international boundaries, with a small locator map of North America in the upper right corner.

Cobre Canyon in the Sierra Madre Occidental, in Chihuahua, with (centre right) an abandoned miner's house.

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