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The Mojave Desert
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The Mojave Desert is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and Transverse Ranges in the Southwestern United States. Named after the indigenous Mohave people, it is located primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small portions extending into Arizona and Utah. The 54,000-square-mile (140,000 km2) desert supports a number of human activities and is home to Death Valley, the lowest and hottest point in North America.
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