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CPD Centres of Endemism: North America| TABLE 16. APPROXIMATE AREAS OF NORTH AMERICAN DESERTS | ||
| Unit | Area (km2) | Portion of North American desert area (%) |
Great Basin Desert Sonoran Desert Mojave Desert Chihuahuan Desert Total desert |
409,000 275,000 140,000 453,000 1,277,000 |
32.0 21.5 11.0 35.5 100.0 |
| Warm deserts Cold deserts |
868,000 409,000 |
68.0 32.0 |
| Source: MacMahon (1979). | ||