Sonoran Desert
LocationUSA/Mexico
Area260,000 km2
ContinentNorth America
TypeSubtropical
About Sonoran Desert
The most biodiverse desert in the world. The saguaro cactus can live 200 years and grow 15 m tall. Jaguars still roam here. The Tohono Oodham people harvest saguaro fruit. Organ Pipe cactus is found nowhere else in the USA.
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