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Big Bend

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Big Bend
A region of southwest Texas on the Mexican border in a triangle formed by a bend in the Rio Grande. The area includes deep river canyons, desert wilderness, mountains rising to 2,386.6 m (7,825 ft), archaeological remains, and rare forms of plant and animal life.
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Noun1.Big Bend - a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico


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We were prospecting and it was our intention, if we found nothing, to push through to the Gila river at some point near Big Bend, where we understood there was a settlement.
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