Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers parts of the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States.
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- …lies at an elevation of around 850 feet (260 metres)
- …was formerly known as “Carson Plains”
- Description: desert in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States
- Also known as“Desierto de Sonora”“Desierto Grande”“Sonora Desert”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gila Bend and San Lucy Village.
Gila Bend
Gila Bend, founded in 1872, is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Gila Bend is situated 3½ miles northwest of Sonoran Desert.
San Lucy Village
Village
San Lucy Village is a populated place situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. San Lucy Village is situated 4½ miles northwest of Sonoran Desert.
Sonoran Desert
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Latitude
32.91671° or 32° 55′ 0″ north
Longitude
-112.66738° or 112° 40′ 3″ west
Open location code
8549W88M+M2
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Sonoran Desert” goes by many names.
SonoraAlbanian
الصحراء الواطيةArabic
صحرا سنورانArabic
صحراء جيلاArabic
صحراء سنورانArabic
صحراء سونوراArabic
صحراء سونورانArabic
SonoraAzerbaijani
Sonorako basamortuaBasque
Пустыня СанораBelarusian
СанораBelarusian
সোনোরান মরুভূমিBengali
Pustinja SonoraBosnian
SonoraBosnian
Dezerzh SonoraBreton
СонораBulgarian
Сонорийска пустиняBulgarian
Desert de GilaCatalan
Desert de SonoraCatalan
Sonoran DesertCebuano
بیابانی سۆنۆرانCentral Kurdish
索諾拉沙漠Chinese
索诺拉沙漠Chinese
Pustinja SonoraCroatian
SonoraCroatian
Poušť SonoraCzech
SonoranCzech
Sonorská poušťCzech
SonoraørkenenDanish
Sonora desertDutch
Sonoraanse woestijnDutch
Sonoran DesertDutch
SonorawoestijnDutch
صحرا سونوراEgyptian Arabic
Dezerto de SonoraEsperanto
Sonora DezertoEsperanto
Sonora kõrbEstonian
Sonoran aavikkoFinnish
Sonoran autiomaaFinnish
Deserto de SonoraGalician
სონორას უდაბნოGeorgian
სონორის უდაბნოGeorgian
Έρημος ΣονόραGreek
ΣονόραGreek
מדבר סונורהHebrew
सोनोरनHindi
Sonora-sivatagHungarian
Gurun SonoraIndonesian
Deserto di SonoraItalian
ソノラ砂漠Japanese
Соноран шөліKazakh
소노라 사막Korean
소노란 사막Korean
Sonoros dykumaLithuanian
СонораMacedonian
Gurun SonoraMalay
സോനോറൻ മരുഭൂമിMalayalam
सोनोराचे वाळवंटMarathi
Sonora WüüstNorthern Frisian
SonoraørkenenNorwegian
Sonora-ørkenenNorwegian Bokmål
GilaørkenenNorwegian Nynorsk
SonoraørkenenNorwegian Nynorsk
بیابان سونوراPersian
صحرای سونوراPersian
Pustynia SonoraPolish
SonoraPolish
Deșertul SonoraRomanian
Sonoran DesertRomanian
Пустыня СонораRussian
СонораRussian
Fàsach SonoraScottish Gaelic
Fàsach SonoranScottish Gaelic
Sonoran DesertScottish Gaelic
Sonorska pustinjaSerbian
СонораSerbian
Сонорска пустињаSerbian
Pustinja SonoraSerbo-Croatian
Sonorska pustinjaSerbo-Croatian
سونورا ريگستانSindhi
Sonorská púšťSlovak
Sonorska puščavaSlovenian
Desierto de Altar (historical)Spanish
Jangwa la SonoraSwahili
SonoraöknenSwedish
ทะเลทรายโซนอรันThai
Sonora ÇölüTurkish
СонораUkrainian
Hoang mạc SonoraVietnamese
hoang mạc SonoranVietnamese
Disyerto SonoraWaray (Philippines)
Anialwch SonoraWelsh
SonoarawoastynWestern Frisian
سونورا روہیWestern Panjabi
索诺拉沙漠Wu Chinese
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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