Colorado Desert

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Colorado Desert

An arid region of southeast California west of the Colorado River.

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Colorado Desert

(Placename) an arid region of SE California and NW Mexico, west of the Colorado River. Area: over 5000 sq km (2000 sq miles)

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Col′orad′o Des′ert

an arid region in SE California, W of the Colorado River. ab. 2500 sq. mi. (6475 sq. km).

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Colorado Desert - an arid region of southeastern California

Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

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Maggie Stiefvater returns with her matchless style in a standalone novel set in the Colorado Desert in 1962.

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Land snails in the family Helminthoglyptidae Pilsbry, 1939 are sparsely distributed throughout the two contiguous deserts of southeastern California, the Mojave Desert and the more southern and lower elevation Colorado Desert (a subdivision of the Sonoran Desert) (Figs.

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Some branded the festival, held in the Colorado Desert in California, a "fail", while others found the funny side in the technical problems.

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The centerpiece is the specimen garden: Sonoran and Colorado Desert plants arranged shortest to tallest, creating a jaw-dropping festival of spines with the San Jacinto Mountains as backdrop.

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Bieber made a huge scene that disrupted the atmosphere at the late night dance party in California's Colorado Desert.

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This annual two-weekend, three-day music and arts festival founded by Paul Tollett in 1999 is held at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, in the US sunshine state of California, located in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. This year it has attracted big names like AC/DC, Drake and Jack White.