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North American Desert
Physical features of western North America.
The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America, covering approximately 200,000 square miles (520,000 square kilometers) across the United States and Mexico.12
It is situated between two major Mexican mountain ranges, the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental. Within Mexico, the desert spans parts of the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León, and San Luis Potosí. In the United States, it extends into Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.2