- Sonoran Desert - Wikipedia
The Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers parts of the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States (in Arizona and California)
- Sonoran Desert | Map, Plants, Animals, Facts | Britannica
Sonoran Desert, arid region covering 120,000 square miles (310,800 square km) in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, U S , and including much of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, part of Baja California state, and the western half of the state of Sonora
- Sonoran Desert - Sonoran Desert Region - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The Sonoran Desert as currently defined covers approximately 100,000 square miles (260,000 sq km ) and includes most of the southern half of Arizona, southeastern California, most of the Baja California peninsula, the islands of the Gulf of California, and much of the state of Sonora, Mexico
- Sonoran Desert | Best Hikes, Views, Things to Do - Visit Phoenix
The Sonoran Desert is one of the most vibrant and unique deserts in the world Learn about things to do in the desert in Greater Phoenix, including sites, views, hikes and more
- Sonoran Desert Network Ecosystems - U. S. National Park Service
The Sonoran Desert is composed of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks with widely varying ages, from 2 billion year-old Precambrian outcroppings in Arizona to relatively recent (ca 700 A D ) volcanism in the Pinacate region near the international border
- Sonoran Desert: Flora, Fauna, and Ecological Significance
Unlike the cold-winter deserts of the Great Basin or the extreme aridity of the Atacama, the Sonoran experiences a bi-seasonal rainfall pattern that supports extraordinary biodiversity The desert divides into seven distinct subregions, each with characteristic vegetation, topography, and climate
- Our Sonoran Desert Story: The SDCP Celebrates 25-Years
Our Sonoran Desert Story: The SDCP Celebrates 25-Years Celebrating 25 Years of Community-Supported Conservation Pima County is a special place As one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, the Sonoran Desert is home to incredible beauty, deep human history, iconic plants, animals, grasslands, mountains, and riparian areas
- Sonoran Desert - Friends of Saguaro National Park
Considered the wettest desert in the world, the Sonoran is the only place on the planet where the saguaro cactus grows in the wild The amount and seasonality of rainfall are considered to be the defining characteristics of the Sonoran Desert
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