Death Valley
California's scorched basin
Death Valley is a desert basin in southeastern California, the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.
It holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth.
The name evokes extreme heat and desolation, making it a byword for harsh, unforgiving environments: It's like Death Valley in this office without air conditioning.
Southwestern American desert
- basinConcave water receptacle
- sand dunesWind-sculpted sediment formations
- salt flatsMineral-crusted evaporite terrain
- badlandsArid, heavily eroded terrain
playa · canyon · barren · arid · parched · scorching · sunbaked · desolate
Highest in temperature
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- searingBrowning with intense heat
sweltering · hyperthermia · sunstroke · dehydration · survival · dangerous · perilous · unforgiving
Study of crustal deformation
- faultImperfection or blame
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- erosionGradual wearing away
strata · geomorphology · escarpment · buttes · mesa · cliffs · mineral deposits · borax
Kept from harm
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- rangerProtected land patroller
- visitor centerInformation point for guests
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
hiking · trails · backpacking · tourism · sightseeing · recreation · heritage · wilderness
Mojave
Southwestern American desert
- basinConcave water receptacle
- sand dunesWind-sculpted sediment formations
- salt flatsMineral-crusted evaporite terrain
badlands · playa · canyon · barren · arid · parched · scorching · sunbaked · desolate · harsh
hottest
Highest in temperature
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
searing · sweltering · hyperthermia · sunstroke · dehydration · survival · dangerous · perilous · unforgiving · thermometer
tectonics
Study of crustal deformation
- faultImperfection or blame
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
erosion · strata · geomorphology · escarpment · buttes · mesa · cliffs · mineral deposits · borax · salt pan
protected
Kept from harm
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- rangerProtected land patroller
- visitor centerInformation point for guests
camping · hiking · trails · backpacking · tourism · sightseeing · recreation · heritage · wilderness · backcountry
- American desertsMojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Painted Desert, Mojave, Sonoran
- American LandformsGrand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians
- Extreme PlacesMariana Trench, Mount Everest, Antarctica, Sahara Desert, North Pole
- US LandformsAppalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Basin, Colorado Plateau
- US WildernessDenali, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades
- Western Landscapesmesa, butte, canyon, arroyo, sagebrush
Death ValleyAmazon rainforest
Largest tropical forest ecosystem
tropical rainforest · Garden of Eden · Antarctica · Siberia · Pacific Northwest
Death ValleyGarden of Eden
Biblical first home
Fertile Crescent · Eden · Shangri-La · Napa Valley · Promised Land
Death ValleyMount Everest
Earth's highest summit
Denali · K2 · highlands · Tibetan Plateau · Himalayan peaks
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