🌍 Big Bend National Park

United States · Americas · 29.25°N, 103.25°W

Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. The park protects more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	29.25°N, 103.25°W · view on map

Big Bend National Park is located in United States, in Americas.

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