词条 | Sierra de la Giganta |
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| name=Sierra de la Giganta | photo=SierraDeLaGiganta 2002 Thomas Kestas.jpg | photo_caption=Eastern face, seen from the Gulf of California | photo_size = 400px | country=Mexico | state = Baja California Sur | border= | region_type = Municipality | region=La Paz Municipality | region1= Loreto Municipality | region2= | highest=Cerro de la Giganta | elevation_ft=3858 |length_mi = |width_mi = |area_mi2 = | geology= | period= | map=Baja California Sur#Mexico }} The Sierra de la Giganta is a mountain range of eastern Baja California Sur state, located on the southern Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico. It is a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, which extends {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Southern California, through the Baja California Peninsula in Baja California and Baja California Sur states. GeographyThe Sierra de la Giganta extends along the southeastern Baja California Peninsula, parallel and close to the coast of the Gulf of California—Sea of Cortez. The highest point is Cerro de la Giganta at {{convert|3858|ft|m}} in elevation, located near Loreto The range runs from Loreto in Loreto Municipality west of Loreto, southwards to La Paz Municipality northwest of La Paz.[1]
The xeric flora found in the Sierra de la Giganta is of the Baja California Desert ecoregion, of the Deserts and xeric shrublands Biome. See also
References1. ^{{cite book|author1=Albert W. Bally|author2=Allison R. Palmer|title=Geology of North America—An Overview|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DyF3BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA245|year=1989|publisher=Geological Society of America|isbn=978-0-8137-5445-1|pages=245–}} External links
4 : Mountain ranges of Baja California Sur|Peninsular Ranges|La Paz Municipality (Baja California Sur)|Loreto Municipality (Baja California Sur) |
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