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Colorado Desert
Subdivision of the larger Sonoran Desert, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the desert in California. For the deserts upon the Colorado plateau in general, see Colorado Plateau.
Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert located in California, United States and Baja California, Mexico. It encompasses approximately 7 million acres (2,800,000 ha; 28,000 km2), including the heavily irrigated Coachella, Imperial and Mexicali valleys. It is home to many unique flora and fauna.
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