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a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. ab. 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
Also, Mohave Desert.
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Mojave Desert also Mohave Desert  
An arid region of southern California southeast of the Sierra Nevada. Once part of an ancient inland sea, the desert was formed by volcanic action and by materials deposited by the Colorado River.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Mojave Desert [(moh-hah-vee)]

Area of low, barren mountains and flat valleys in southern California.

Note: Location of Death Valley National Monument.
Note: Lowest point in the United States.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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