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The spelling Mojave originates from the Spanish language, while the spelling Mohave comes from modern English. Both are used today, although the Mojave Tribal Nation officially uses the spelling Mojave. Mojave is a shortened form of Hamakhaave, an endonym in their native language, which means "beside the water". [11]
Aug 16, 2024 · Mojave Desert, arid region of southeastern California and portions of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, U.S. It was named for the Mojave people. The Mojave Desert occupies more than 25,000 square miles (65,000 square km) and joins the Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan deserts in forming the North American Desert.
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Jul 25, 2023 · In October 1849, members of trail leader Jefferson Hunt’s Mojave San Joaquin Company wagon train grew impatient with Hunt’s pace and his preferred route, known as the Old Spanish Trail. Some...
Mojave, Yuman-speaking North American Indian farmers of the Mojave Desert who traditionally resided along the lower Colorado River in what are now the U.S. states of Arizona and California and in Mexico.
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Jan 24, 2024 · The Mojave Desert is one of the four major deserts in North America, alongside the Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan Deserts. It stretches across southeastern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona.
Jun 9, 2023 · Why is it called Mojave The Mojave Desert is named after the Mojave people, a Native American tribe that has inhabited the region for centuries. The Mojave people call themselves the Aha Makav, which means “people of the springs.”
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is thought to be the hottest place on Earth during summer. [3] Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. [1]
