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Place Name
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Malpais, The
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Pronunciation
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MAL-pei
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Place Status (Type)
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national monument
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Location
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Cibola County, New Mexico (NM), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Malpais, The
(MAL-pei) [Span.=bad lands], name given to lava
fields in central and W N.Mex. One area is in Lincoln and Otero cos.,
central N.Mex., c.45 mi/72 km N of Alamogordo
and SW of Carrizozo, in N part of Tularosa Valley, E of Sierra Oscura,
W of Sierra Blanca, and with Valley of Fires Natl. Recreation Area in
N. The other area is in Cibola co., W N.Mex.,
c.70 mi/113 km WSW of Albuquerque, S of
Grants. Much of area covered by El Malpais Natl. Monument. La Ventana
Natural Arch in E; Bandera Volcano and Ice Cave to W.
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