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Map of North America highlighting the location of the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States, shaded in orange within the region of southern California and parts of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. The surrounding countries and major bodies of water are also shown for context. Mojave Desert A Joshua tree stands in front of large, rounded boulders and sparse desert vegetation at Joshua Tree National Monument in California. Mojave Desert: Calico Ghost Town desert pavement dust devil
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Map of North America highlighting the location of the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States, shaded in orange within the region of southern California and parts of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. The surrounding countries and major bodies of water are also shown for context.
Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert contains sand and gravel basins that drain to central salt flats from which borax, potash, and salt are extracted.

Mojave Desert

desert, United States
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Mojave Desert, arid region of southeastern California and portions of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, U.S. It was named for the Mojave people. The Mojave Desert occupies more than 25,000 square miles (65,000 square km) and joins the Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan deserts in forming the North American Desert. The Mojave extends from the Sierra Nevada range to the Colorado Plateau and merges with the Great Basin to the north and the Sonoran Desert to...

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