Badwater Basin
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Badwater Basin is a vast salt flat in Death Valley National Park, renowned as one of the hottest and driest places in North America and a popular landmark for its otherworldly landscape.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Badwater Basin canonical | 27 |
| Badwater Basin salt flats | 3 |
| Badwater Basin (part) | 1 |
| Badwater Basin area | 1 |
| Badwater Basin in Death Valley | 1 |
| Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America | 1 |
| Death Valley salt flats | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
salt flat ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | by paved road ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
−282 feet
ⓘ
−86 metres ⓘ |
| geology |
playa
ⓘ
salt pan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ephemeral shallow lakes after rare rains
ⓘ
hexagonal salt patterns ⓘ vast white salt flats ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacility |
boardwalk
ⓘ
parking area ⓘ viewpoint signs ⓘ |
| hydrology | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the driest places in North America
ⓘ
being one of the hottest places in North America ⓘ extreme aridity ⓘ extreme heat ⓘ otherworldly landscape ⓘ salt polygons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Death Valley ⓘ Death Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley National Park
Inyo County, California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| lowestPointIn |
North America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after a small spring-fed pool called Badwater ⓘ |
| near |
Badwater Road
ⓘ
Furnace Creek ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
photography
ⓘ
short walks on the salt flat ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| protectedArea |
Death Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley National Park
|
| recordedTemperatureRegion | one of the hottest regions on Earth ⓘ |
| requires | adequate water for visitors ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
extreme summer heat
ⓘ
risk of dehydration ⓘ |
| surfaceType | salt crust ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
California
this entity surface form:
Badwater Basin area
this entity surface form:
Badwater Basin salt flats
this entity surface form:
Badwater Basin (part)
this entity surface form:
Death Valley salt flats
this entity surface form:
Badwater Basin salt flats
this entity surface form:
Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America
subject surface form:
Natural Bridge (Death Valley)
subject surface form:
Eastern California
this entity surface form:
Badwater Basin in Death Valley
subject surface form:
Death Valley National Park
subject surface form:
Death Valley National Park
subject surface form:
Black Mountains (Death Valley)
this entity surface form:
Badwater Basin salt flats