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the Colorado River meets the blue-green Gulf of California. The Mexicali Valley in the upper left includes the San Luis Río Colorado on the edge of the Desierto de Altar sandy region across the top of the image. At the edge of the gulf the land is white with salt. Below the salt is a light brown land region with light sand around it labeled Sierra last Pintas.

Baja California’s Arid Delta

A salt-encrusted landscape surrounds the Colorado River where it empties into the Gulf of California.

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