死亡谷(英語:Death Valley),為位於美國加州的沙漠谷地。屬於莫哈韦沙漠的一部分,亦為北美洲最低、最乾旱以及最熱的地區,死亡谷曾經擁有地球上最高氣溫的觀測紀錄56.7 °C(134.1 °F)[3],發生於1913年7月10日的弗尼斯克里克[4]。
死亡谷的惡水盆地為海平面下86米(282英尺),是北美最低點,與美國本土最高點、海拔4,421米(14,505英尺)的惠特尼峰相距84.6英里(136.2公里)[5],兩者都位於大盆地(Great Basin)的範圍內。
- ^ USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) 1 meter Downloadable Data Collection from The National Map 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) – National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) National Elevation Data Set (NED). United States Geological Survey. September 21, 2015 [September 22, 2015]. (原始内容存档于March 25, 2019).
- ^ Feature Detail Report for: Death Valley. 美国地质局地理名称信息系统.
- ^ World Meteorological Organization World Weather / Climate Extremes Archive. [10 January 2013]. (原始内容存档于2013年1月4日).
- ^ El Fadli, KI; et al. World Meteorological Organization Assessment of the Purported World Record 58°C Temperature Extreme at El Azizia, Libya (13 September 1922). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. September 2012, 94 (2): 199 [2013-07-01]. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00093.1. (原始内容存档于2015-09-03). (The 136 °F (57.8 °C), claimed by 'Aziziya, Libya, on September 13, 1922, has been officially deemed invalid by the World Meteorological Organization.)
- ^ Find Distance and Azimuths Between 2 Sets of Coordinates. Federal Communications Commission. [2010-08-13]. (原始内容存档于2010-05-28).