Chihuahuan Desert

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arid region desert ecoregion

The Chihuahuan Desert is a vast arid region spanning northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, known for its high-elevation basins, rugged mountains, and unique desert flora such as agaves and yuccas.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Chihuahuan Desert canonical 79
Chihuahuan Desert region 11
Chihuahua Desert 1

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arid region ⓘ
desert ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ
area about 140,000 square miles ⓘ
about 362,000 square kilometers ⓘ
averageAnnualPrecipitation about 150 to 400 millimeters ⓘ
biome desert and xeric shrublands ⓘ
borderedBy Hill Country of Texas ⓘ
surface form: Edwards Plateau

Great Plains ⓘ
Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ
Sonoran Desert ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
semiarid ⓘ
contains desert scrub ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
high-elevation basins ⓘ
intermittent streams ⓘ
playas ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevation mostly between 600 and 1,675 meters above sea level ⓘ
fauna Bolson tortoise ⓘ
Canis ⓘ
surface form: Mexican gray wolf

burrowing owl ⓘ
collared peccary ⓘ
kit fox ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ
roadrunner ⓘ
various rattlesnake species ⓘ
flora agaves ⓘ
creosote bush ⓘ
lechuguilla ⓘ
mesquite ⓘ
ocotillo ⓘ
prickly pear cactus ⓘ
yuccas ⓘ
geology limestone basins and ranges ⓘ
hasDesignation WWF ecoregion classification ⓘ
surface form: WWF ecoregion NA1303
hasSeasonality summer rainfall maximum ⓘ
knownFor high biodiversity of cacti and succulents ⓘ
high-elevation desert climate ⓘ
unique desert grasslands ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Mexican Plateau ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
majorRiver Rio Conchos ⓘ
Rio Grande ⓘ
namedAfter State of Chihuahua ⓘ
surface form: state of Chihuahua
partOf Nearctic ecozone ⓘ
North American deserts ⓘ
passesThrough Arizona ⓘ
Chihuahua ⓘ
Coahuila ⓘ
Durango ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Nuevo León ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
Zacatecas ⓘ
precipitation primarily summer monsoon rains ⓘ
protectedAreaIncludes Big Bend National Park ⓘ
Cuatrociénegas Flora and Fauna Protection Area ⓘ
surface form: Cuatro Ciénegas protected areas

Janos Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
White Sands National Park ⓘ
soilType calcareous soils ⓘ
gypsic soils ⓘ
temperatureRange hot summers and cool to cold winters ⓘ
threat agricultural expansion ⓘ
groundwater extraction ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ

Referenced by (99)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North American deserts → includes → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
southwestern United States → contains → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: Southwestern United States
Basin and Range Province → underlies → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
El Paso → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Sonoran Desert → borders → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Chihuahua → hasDesert → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Aridoamerica → extendsInto → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Mexican Plateau → contains → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chihuahua Desert
Mexican Plateau → ecoregion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Coahuila → hasDesert → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
New Mexico → hasDesertRegion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Northern Mexico → hasPart → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Jornada del Muerto desert → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Echinocactus → distributionRegion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
State of Chihuahua → hasRegion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Cactus wren → foundIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Carlsbad Caverns National Park → ecosystem → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Ciudad Juárez → locatedInDesert → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Gila River → flowsInRegion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Fort Bliss → terrainType → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Larrea tridentata → nativeTo → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Delicias → partOf → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chihuahua Desert region
White Sands National Park → biome → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Fouquieria splendens → nativeTo → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Otero County, New Mexico → hasLandscapeFeature → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site) → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: White Sands Space Harbor
Dona Ana County, New Mexico → containsDesert → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Chihuahua City → partOf → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chihuahuan Desert region
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest → traditionalRegion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
southeastern Arizona → hasEcoregion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: Southeastern Arizona
this entity surface form: Chihuahuan Desert transition zone
Las Cruces, New Mexico → locatedInDesert → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Willcox Playa → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chihuahuan Desert region
Conchos River → regionServed → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Conchos River → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Northwestern Mexico → containsDesert → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Greater Southwest → hasSubregion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chihuahuan Desert area
Mapimí Basin → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Mapimí Basin → partOf → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Mapimí Basin → ecoregion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Cuatro Ciénegas → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Cuatrociénegas Flora and Fauna Protection Area → biogeographicalRegion → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Land of Enchantment → relatedTo → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Mexico desert
Northeastern Mexico → hasLandform → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Rio Conchos → flowsThrough → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Rio Conchos → region → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Jornada Experimental Range → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Pecos River → region → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Tularosa Basin region → partOf → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Fra Cristóbal Mountains → locatedIn → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Bolson tortoise → nativeTo → Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chihuahuan Desert region