Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona. Created byÊPresidentialÊproclamationÊin January 2001, theÊ496,400 acre monument is managed by theÊ Bureau of LandÊManagementÊasÊpart of theÊNational LandscapeÊConservation System.ÊThe BLMÊalready manages the land, but under monument status, the level ofÊprotection is enhanced. Sonoran Desert NationalÊMonument protects but a small portion of theÊSonoran Desert,Êwhich is 120,000Êsquare miles (311,000 km2), and extends well intoÊCaliforniaÊand Mexico. An optimised / enhanced version of a US Bureau of Land Management photo. Credit

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Size: 5347px × 3564px
Location: USA, Arizona, sonoran desert national monument
Photo credit: © digitaleye / BLM / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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