MRAS where did you get that info? That is not true at all, i searched for it on a couple more websites and NYC roadmaps, no sign of desert map, I think whoever told you that lied or was talking about new zealand.
Oh and the snowy mountain is a lie too, as in my previous post, there is no place over 50m haight in NYC area, the nearest place that higher then 100m is waaaay farther then the speculated area of isshu.
So i guess we found 2 what seems to be lies in ur speculations :S unless some1 gives us evidence of it.
Well ofc there is no desert in NYC, but I thought it was jsut a name; desert road, but there isnt one.