Rock art, stromatolites, and mass spawning I. Map boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees South; 108 to 117 degrees East II. Country (Provinces–Regions): Australia (Western Australia—Gascoyne, Mid West, Pilbara, and Wheat Belt regions). III. Overview This map area encompasses deserts and savannas of the Western Australia coastline. The northern and central areas are arid; however, occasional … More Dampier, Hamelin, and Ningaloo

Birthplace of the green revolution; marine mammals in a flooded rift valley in the Sonoran Desert, a deeper canyon than the Grand, and cliff dwellings I. Map boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees North; 108 to 117 degrees West II. Country (State): Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora) III. Overview In the 1940s, … More Cebadillas, Islands of the Gulf of California, and El Vizcaino

Trapped at the end of the world; an ecological collapse; a microplate with a new family of crustaceans I. Map Boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees South, 108 to 117 degrees West II. Country: Chile (Region V—Valparaiso) III. Overview More than 2,300 miles from South America and 1,400 miles from the nearest Polynesian island, nine-mile-wide Easter … More Rapa

A land of living fossils; Avatar landscapes in the southeast Chinese Mountains; along the Maritime Silk Road I. Map boundaries 20 to 30 degrees North; 108 to 117 degrees East II. Countries China (Anhui, Chongqing Municipality, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi Autonomous Region, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan (Pratas)) and Vietnam (Quang Ninh). III. … More Gan, Pearl, and Xiang Rivers

Map of the Month: Caicos, Turks, and Silver Bank Map boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees North; 63 to 72 degrees West Countries: Dominican Republic and United Kingdom (Overseas Territory) Overview The Caicos Bank, which is lined by numerous islands, the Turks Islands, and the three submerged banks located to the southeast (Mourchoir, Silver, and Navidad) … More Caicos Turks and Silver Bank

Map of the Month: Atacama Desert, Southern Puna, and Southern Yungas Map boundaries: 20 to 30 South; 63 to 72 degrees West Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile Overview Altitude changes in this area provide a diversity of tropical and temperate habitats, with arid areas the most common. In the north, the Atacama Desert, the world’s … More Atacama Desert, Southern Puna, and Southern Yungas

Map of the Month: Balochistan, Lower Indus River and Kathiawar Map boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees North; 63 to 72 degrees East Countries: Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan Overview One of the cradles of civilization, the area surrounding the lower Indus River includes both temperate and tropical arid areas. The Indus civilization dwarfed Egypt and Mesopotamia … More Balochistan, Lower Indus, and Kathiawar