Death Valley
LocationUSA (California)
Area7,800 km2
ContinentNorth America
TypeSubtropical
About Death Valley
The hottest place on Earth at 56.7C recorded in 1913. The lowest point in North America at Badwater Basin, 86 m below sea level. Receives only 60 mm of rain per year. The 20-mule teams hauled borax here in the 1880s.
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