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Mojave DesertArid region in southern California, USA, part of the Great Basin; average height above sea-level 600 m/2,000 ft; area 38,500 sq km/15,000 sq mi. It lies to the northeast of Los Angeles, and to the southeast of the Sierra Nevada. The US military has appropriated thousands of square kilometres for bombing ranges and test stations, including Edwards Air Force Base in the Antelope Valley, a landing place for space shuttles. The Mojave National Preserve protects the central part of the desert.
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