This is a list of North American deserts. There are five major desertbiomes in North America, all located in the southwestern United States (and western United States), or in many sections of Mexico. Among their notable features are the Madrean sky islands of the southeastern Sonoran desert; and the northern mountain ranges of Mexico, the Sierra Madre Occidentals. Canada is home to a few small deserts such as the one at Osoyoos or Carcross. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In ecology, a biome is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities best adapted to the regions physical natural environment, latitude, altitude, and terrain. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... If you have been redirected here after viewing any statistical information, note that as defined by the Census Bureau, the western United States includes 13 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. ... The Madrean sky islands are a complex of small mountain ranges in southern Arizona and New Mexico which are home to enclaves of Madrean pine-oak woodlands. ... Sonoran Desert wildlife Mountains in the Sonoran Desert 3D photograph of Saguaro National Park at dusk. ... The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico and the extreme southwest of the United States, extending 1500 km from southeast Arizona (south and east of Tucson) southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins with the Sierra Madre Oriental and...
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