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Die '''Death Valley''' is 'n [[Depressie (land)|depressie]] en geleë in die oostelike ''Inyo County'', [[Kalifornië]], en strek noordweswaarts. Dit is 80 km oos van die [[Sierra Nevada (Verenigde State)|Sierra Nevada]] en 10 km tot 56 km vanaf die [[Nevada]]-grenslyn. Die vallei is ongeveer 208 km lank, 10 tot 22 km wyd en die laagste punt by Badwater is 86 m onder seevlak. Interessant genoeg is [[Mount Whitney]], die hoogste punt in die [[Verenigde State van Amerika|Verenigde State]] (uitgesonder [[Alaska]]) slegs sowat 120 km wesnoordwes van die laagste punt in die ''Death Valley''.
Op 10 Julie 1913 is 'n [[temperatuur]] van 56,7 °C hier gemeet. Dit is die hoogste temperatuur wat nog in die Verenigde State gemeet is.<ref>{{Webaanhaling|url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/world-heat-record-overturneda-personal-account.html|title=World Heat Record Overturned – A Personal Account|publisher=WunderBlog|accessdate=24 October 2016|quote=Consequently, the WMO assessment is that the official highest recorded surface temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) was measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch (Death Valley) CA}}</ref>
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* ''Collier's Encyclopedia'', Volume 7: Bladsy 765. Crowell-Collier Educational Corporation. 1970
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