Alvord Desert (22608700675)
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Summary[edit] Description: While Steens Mountain looms to the west, the shimmering salt flats of the Alvord Desert unfold to the east. The Alvord Desert playa, which can be either wet or dry depending on the time of year, is one of the largest playas in Oregon—six miles wide and 11 miles long. Tens of thousands of years ago, a lake almost 200 feet deep covered the Alvord Desert and extended southward into Nevada. The old shoreline forms terraces along the edge of the valley, and deep under the desert floor are the same lava flows that make up the top of Steens Mountain. The Alvord playa is a popular venue for land sailing, glider flying and camping. More information on the area: www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/recreation/alvord-mann.php How to visit: www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=5. Date: 14 July 2015, 11:41. Source: Alvord Desert. Author: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes (bony fish)
- Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes)
- Tetrapoda (terrestrial vertebrates)
- Amniota (amniote)
- Reptilia (Reptiles)
- Diapsida (diapsid)
- Lepidosauromorpha
- Squamata (lizards and snakes)
- Iguania
- Phrynosomatidae (North American spiny lizards)
- Phrynosoma (horned lizard)
- Lepidosauria (lepidosaur)
- Phrynosoma coronatum (Coast Horned Lizard)
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