======Pikwata desert======
===[ecosystem]===
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**Pronunciation**: (pick-WAH-tah)\\
**Galactic Region**: [[galaxy:galactic geography#Perseus Arm]]\\
**Galactic Branch**: [[galaxy:galactic geography#Sikhara Branch]]\\
**Galactic Sector**: [[galaxy:Sector N4|N4]]\\
**Star System**: [[Sol]]\\
**Planet**: [[Terra]]\\
**Continent**: [[Aimsir]]\\
**Nations**: [[Yuanen]]\\
**Related Cities**: None\\
**Related Geography** [[Bhakabi Forest]], [[Sliabh Mountains]]\\
**Land Area**: 90,000 square miles\\
**Length**: 315 miles east to west\\
**Coordinates**: 35° S, 45° W\\

{{ :wiki:locator_color_-_pikwata_canyon.png?nolink |A color map of Pikwata Desert}}

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The Pikwata desert in southern [[Yuanen]] is difficult to traverse and even more difficult to settle. While most deserts are actually teeming with life, very few living creatures call the central desert home, such that it is often referred to as the Pikwata Wasteland

The distance from the [[Bhakabi Forest]] in the west to the [[Sliabh Mountains]] in the east is 394 miles

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==== Flora and fauna ====
  * [[fauna#Aardvark]] - In the north along the border with the [[Valley of the Silver Wind]]
  * [[fauna#Camel]] - In the north along the border with the [[Valley of the Silver Wind]]
  * [[fauna#Desert Ant]] - Found throughout the desert
  * [[fauna#Giant Fly]] - Found throughout the desert
  * [[fauna#Rhinoceros]] - Found in herds in the northern desert
  * [[fauna#Scorpion]] - Found in the northern reaches of the desert and in the far east near the [[Sliabh Mountains]]
  * [[fauna#Snake]] - A few species can be found along the base of the [[Sliabh Mountains]]
  * [[fauna#Striped Buzzard]] - Found along the outskirts of the wasteland, rarely found over the central desert

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{{ :wiki:locator_-_pikwata_desert.png?nolink |A paper map of Pikwata Desert}}