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Death Valley - Death Valley National Park, established on February 11, 1933, covers almost 3,000 square miles and is a vast natural museum, larger than the Yellowstone National Park. The floor of the Valley is almost 300 feet below sea level (at Badwater basin) and it is recognized as the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and one of the hottest places on earth. 134 degrees F was recorded in 1913, second only to the 136 degrees registered in Libya in 1936. From the top of the 11,049 foot Telescope Peak in the Panamint Range Mountains, the floor of the Valley spreads out almost 2 miles below. It bears the grim name Death Valley. Discover more here!
Desert Explorer! - Welcome everybody to Desert Explorer! This site is all about deserts, no matter if it is about where they are, what they are or how they are formed, you will find the answers here. Furthermore, you will find various kinds of extraordinary animals, weird plants inside and out, also the groups of exceptional human beings of the desert. These are all so rare and interesting, and the site also focus's on their amazing survival skills in the dry, harsh desert. Discover different kinds of games to test your knowledge after you have explored through the site.
EO Laboratory: Mission: Biomes - Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different part of the world? What would the weather be like? What kinds of animals would you see? Which plants live there? By investigating these questions, you are learning about biomes. A biome is a community of plants and animals living together in a certain kind of climate. Scientists have classified regions of the world into different biomes. Here you can explore coniferous forests, temperate deciduous forests, deserts, grasslands, rainforests, shrublands, and tundras. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to investigate biomes, then test your knowledge about the biomes by completing each mission.
GORP - Mojave National Preserve - Mojave Desert is an arid region in southern California, part of the Great Basin. It has an area of about 38,850 sq km (about 15,000 sq mi); the Mojave National Preserve, established in 1994, covers 6029 sq km (2328 sq mi). The Mojave has deposits of borax and iron ore. Follow the hiking trail, see great pics and more!
What's It Like Where You Live? - Deserts - The desert is a land of extremes: extreme heat and extreme dryness; sudden flash floods and cold nights. Because deserts are such a harsh environment, deserts often have names likes "Death Valley," "the empty quarter," and "the place from where there is no return." Find out about the deserts of the world here.
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