Tularosa Basin region

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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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Tularosa Basin 10
Tularosa Basin region canonical 1

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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

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Jornada del Muerto desert partOf Tularosa Basin region
Rio Grande Rift contains Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
White Sands National Park region Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
Otero County, New Mexico containsDesert Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
Alamogordo locatedInValley Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
Alamogordo region Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
Sacramento Mountains borderedBy Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
Ski Apache hasView Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
White Sands National Park Visitor Center nearFeature Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
WHSA locatedIn Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin
Lake Lucero locatedInDesert Tularosa Basin region
this entity surface form: Tularosa Basin