Mojave Desert

Japanese: モハーベ砂漠 - もはーべさばく(英語表記)Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert

A desert located in southern California, United States, south of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Death Valley. It occupies the southern end of the Great Basin. It covers an area of ​​approximately 70,000 square kilometers and is 600 meters above sea level. The annual precipitation is 70-100 mm, and the daytime temperature in summer is 21-51°C. The river that originates in the San Bernardino Mountains is the Suenashi River, which disappears in the desert and forms a salt lake. Mountains and valleys are distributed in parallel in multiple layers, and the city of Los Angeles is nearby, separated by the mountain range.

[Tsurumi Eisaku]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国、カリフォルニア州南部、シエラ・ネバダ山脈とデス・バリーの南方に位置する砂漠。グレート・ベースンの南端部を占める。面積約7万平方キロメートル。標高600メートル。年降水量は70~100ミリメートル、夏の日中気温は21~51℃である。サン・バーナーディーノ山脈に発する河川は砂漠内で消える末無川で、塩湖を形成する。山と谷が幾重にも並行して分布し、山脈を隔ててロサンゼルス市が近い。

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