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The Sonoran Desert is the third largest
North American desert and extends from the California-Nevada border
south to the tip of Baja
California and much of the state of Sonora.
Two thirds of this desert lies in Mexico.
The surface is a mix of volanic and metamorphic rock. Northern
Sonora's Pinacate
region is marked with craters and lava fields - volcanic activity
is as recent as 1,300 years ago.
FEATURES
Exploring
the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve - Ron Mader
International
Sonoran Desert Alliance (95)
Preserving
the Sonoran Desert (94)
Rammed
earth constructions: Trans-cultural research in the Sonoran Desert
- Mary Hardin/Arid Lands
Sonora:
Mexican State of Surprises - Allison Gardner/Travel with a Challenge
REFERENCES
Southwestern Archaeology
Centro Ecologico de Sonora
Arizona Cactus Garden
Regional Landsat Directory
FLICKR
Arizona
Sonora Desert Museum
ONLINE
FLICKR
WIKIPEDIA
Sonoran
Desert
ONLINE
WIKI
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