Llano Estacado
Southwestern United States in New Mexico and Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Llano Estacado (Spanish: [ˈʝano estaˈkaðo]), sometimes translated into English as the Staked Plains,[2] is a region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. One of the largest mesas or tablelands on the North American continent,[2] the elevation rises from 3,000 feet (900 m) in the southeast to over 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in the northwest, sloping almost uniformly at about 10 feet per mile (2 m/km).[3]
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Llano Estacado
"Staked Plains"[1] | |
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Southwestern United States | |
Coordinates: 33°N 102°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico and Texas |
Area | |
• Total | 83,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 1,230,000 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
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