Monday, April 25, 2011

A matter of life and Death Valley National Monument. Maximum cards / maxicards / dorincards from USA



"Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California
Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America.[2] 
Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location (36° 15' N 116° 49.5' W) of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet (86.0 m) below sea level
This point is only 84.6 miles (136.2 km) ESE of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).[3] 
Death Valley holds the record for the highest reliably reported temperature in the Western hemisphere, 134 °F (56.7 °C) at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913—just short of the world record, 136 °F (57.8 °C) in Al 'AziziyahLibya, on September 13, 1922.[4]"
Maybe Gaddafi's bunker will break that record, as opponents turn up the heat...

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Happy Blue Monday! (meme)