Tularosa Basin region

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arid region geographic region intermontane basin

The Tularosa Basin region is an arid intermontane basin in southern New Mexico known for its deserts, gypsum dunes, and military and space-related installations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tularosa Basin	10
Tularosa Basin region canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arid region ⓘ geographic region ⓘ intermontane basin ⓘ
boundedBy	Jarilla Mountains ⓘ Organ Mountains ⓘ Oscura Mountains ⓘ Sacramento Mountains ⓘ San Andres Mountains ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ
contains	Holloman AFB, New Mexico ⓘ surface form: Holloman Air Force Base Jarilla Mountains foothills ⓘ Jornada del Muerto desert ⓘ surface form: Jornada del Muerto area Organ Mountains foothills ⓘ Oscura Mountains ⓘ surface form: Oscura Mountains foothills Sacramento Mountains ⓘ surface form: Sacramento Mountains foothills San Andres Mountains foothills ⓘ Trinity test site, New Mexico ⓘ surface form: Trinity nuclear test site White Sands Missile Range ⓘ Alamogordo ⓘ surface form: city of Alamogordo communities of White Sands area ⓘ Tularosa, New Mexico ⓘ surface form: town of Tularosa
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
geologicalFeature	rift basin ⓘ sedimentary basin ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	closed drainage ⓘ high evaporation rates ⓘ internally drained basin ⓘ low precipitation ⓘ
hasEcosystem	desert shrubland ⓘ dune ecosystem ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature	alluvial fans ⓘ desert ⓘ gypsum sand dunes ⓘ playa lakes ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	White Sands National Park ⓘ surface form: White Sands National Monument White Sands National Park ⓘ
hasSoilType	gypsum-rich soils ⓘ
knownFor	White Sands gypsum dunes ⓘ military installations ⓘ space-related installations ⓘ
locatedIn	New Mexico ⓘ southern New Mexico ⓘ
partOf	Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
regionOf	central New Mexico ⓘ surface form: south-central New Mexico
state	New Mexico ⓘ
usedFor	aerospace research ⓘ military testing ⓘ missile testing ⓘ space-related activities ⓘ