Death Valley

American  

noun

1. an arid basin in eastern California and southern Nevada: lowest land in North America. About 1,500 square miles (3,900 square kilometers); 280 feet (85 meters) below sea level.

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Death Valley British  

noun

1. a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)

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Death Valley Cultural  

1. Desert valley in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada.

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The lowest point in North America — 282 feet below sea level.

Etymology

Origin of Death Valley

First recorded in 1885–90

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Death Valley

The first series of Death Valley launched on BBC One in May 2025 with 2.9 million overnight viewers - the biggest overnight audience for a new BBC scripted comedy in five years.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Spiders can be found everywhere from Mount Everest to Death Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Death Valley on Thursday scorched in 40C degrees while the often cool and foggy San Francisco tied its historic March record at 29C degrees, and skiers in Colorado were hitting the slopes shirtless.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

Experiencing its best bloom year since 2016, Death Valley is best visited sooner rather than later particularly in lower elevations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

Every gust of wind through Death Valley sounded like a spirit of the dead.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan