mojave desert

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Definition von mojave desert im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An arid region of southern California southeast of the Sierra Nevada. Once part of an ancient inland sea, the desert was formed by volcanic action and by materials deposited by the Colorado River. a large desert in southern California. Death Valley, the lowest point in the US, is found in the Mojave Desert. or Mohave Desert Arid region, southeastern California, U.S. Occupying more than 25,000 sq mi (65,000 sq km), it extends from the Sierra Nevada to the Colorado Plateau and merges with the Great Basin Desert to the north and the Sonoran Desert to the south and southeast. Together with the Sonoran, Great Basin, and Chihuahuan deserts it forms the North American Desert. The Mojave Desert receives an average annual rainfall of 5 in. (13 cm). It is the location of Joshua Tree National Park

Silbentrennung

Mo·ja·ve des·ert

Türkische aussprache

mōhävi dîzırt

Aussprache

/mōˈhävē dəˈzərt/ /moʊˈhɑːviː dɪˈzɜrt/