Altar Desert
The Altar Desert is a sandy region in the north of Sonora; it is part of the Sonoran Desert. The desert extends across much of the northern reach of the Gulf of California, spanning more than 100 kilometres east to west and over 50 kilometres north to south.
- Desert
- …is also known as “Gran Desierto de Altar”
- Description: Region of the Sonoran Desert
- Location
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Latitude
31.928° or 31° 55′ 41″ north
Longitude
-114.031° or 114° 1′ 52″ west
Open location code
8537WXH9+5H
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Altar Desert” goes by many names.
صحراء ألتار الكبرىArabic
AltarAzerbaijani
阿爾塔沙漠Chinese
صحرا التار الكبرىEgyptian Arabic
המדבר הגדול של אלטרHebrew
Gran Deserto di AltarItalian
アルタル大砂漠Japanese
Gran AltarNorwegian Bokmål
Gran Desierto de AltarNorwegian Nynorsk
AltarPolish
АлтарRussian
АльтарRussian
АлтарUkrainian
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Minas del Desierto and Estacion Torres.
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Sonora: Highlights
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