Death Valley


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Death Valley

An arid desert basin of eastern California and western Nevada. Its lowest point is 86 m (282 ft) below sea level.
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Death Valley

n
(Placename) a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
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Death′ Val′ley


n.
an arid basin in E California and S Nevada: lowest land in North America. ab. 1500 sq. mi. (3900 sq. km); 280 ft. (85 m) below sea level.
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Noun1.Death Valley - a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern NevadaDeath Valley - a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
Battle Born State, Nevada, NV, Sagebrush State, Silver State - a state in the southwestern United States
Mohave Desert, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mojave - a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
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One instant he was astride a broncho and flying through the fairy-colored Painted Desert country; the next instant he was gazing down through shimmering heat into the whited sepulchre of Death Valley, or pulling an oar on a freezing ocean where great ice islands towered and glistened in the sun.
A US Navy fighter jet has crashed in Death Valley National Park in California, injuring seven people who were at a scenic viewpoint, officials said.
NNA - The pilot of a fighter jet that crashed in California's Death Valley National Park, injuring seven tourists on the ground, perished in the accident during training exercises through a canyon area, the U.S.
1 (BNA): A US Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Death Valley National Park, injuring seven people who were at a scenic overlook where aviation enthusiasts watch military pilots speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon, officials said.
We asked Randall Cerveny, chief rapporteur of the WMO committee for evaluating climate and weather extremes, why the Death Valley reading in 2013 is not officially considered among the hottest recorded temperatures.
The space agency conducted the test in Death Valley, California.
It's not a one off for Iron Mike, as Tyson actually owns a 40-acre cannabis ranch close to California's Death Valley, which he decided to open after the US state legalised weed.
Your lovely story about the father and reluctant teenager in Death Valley ["Death Valley Angst"] reminded me of a similar experience I had at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
The World Meteorological Organisation says the official highest temperature ever recorded on the planet was 56.7C, recorded in 1913 in Death Valley, California.
A STUDENT trapped in a car after a crash in notorious Death Valley has told how God spoke to him.
Burbank, CA, November 04, 2017 --(PR.com)-- One of the most misunderstood places on the planet is likely Death Valley. While most people envision images of searing heat and a dry barren wasteland, there's another side too often overlooked, that is rich in both history and beauty.