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The biosphere reserve covers an area of 2,695.05 square kilometres (1,040.56 sq mi), making up about half of the World
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features of high interest, products of volcanic eruptions that accumulated lava in compact rocks, sand and volcanic ashes that formed colors of special beauty, and craters such as El
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Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve is known for its unique physical and biological characteristics, by the presence of a
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El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
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1463:Volcanism of Mexico
1453:Geography of Sonora
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144:Established
123: /
99:Coordinates
1422:Categories
1361:South East
1331:Xochimilco
1299:Xochicalco
1253:South West
1156:Guanajuato
1088:North West
806:2023-12-03
782:2023-12-03
682:References
561:, for the
525:range has
455:amphibians
321:palo verde
271:Designated
266:Agua Dulce
213:Designated
165:elpinacate
1150:Querétaro
1144:Zacatecas
639:ancestors
505:Formation
445:, 200 of
313:ocotillos
1376:Campeche
1369:Calakmul
1282:Palenque
1232:El Tajín
1165:and the
757:25 April
705:June 24,
698:UNESCO.
559:pinacatl
527:orogenic
499:Tlaxcala
451:reptiles
449:, 40 of
416:Pinacate
379:and the
319:, and a
317:saguaros
315:, young
205:Criteria
111:113°55′W
67:Location
1194:Morelia
927:INEGI.
912:15 June
729:15 June
643:Tinajas
624:drought
620:ice age
582:History
495:Morelos
463:endemic
443:mammals
435:species
400:Arizona
359:) is a
353:Spanish
222:session
200:Natural
108:32°00′N
1407:region
1261:Oaxaca
1238:Puebla
750:Ramsar
672:Tucson
491:Colima
459:fishes
439:plants
377:Sonora
240:Region
220:(37th
75:Mexico
71:Sonora
1393:Uxmal
1275:Mitla
1271:Yagul
886:(PDF)
641:had.
557:word
515:dunes
447:birds
1329:and
1311:UNAM
1273:and
1219:East
1176:West
995:2010
960:2010
914:2018
893:2010
868:2010
841:2010
759:2018
731:2018
707:2013
572:NASA
533:The
519:Maar
497:and
477:and
363:and
282:1813
234:1410
217:2013
197:Type
167:.com
136:Area
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