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Bonneville Salt Flats
(Encyclopedia) Bonneville Salt FlatsBonneville Salt Flatsbŏnˈəvĭl, bŏˈnēvĭl, bŏnˈvĭl [key], desert area in Tooele co., NW Utah, c.14 mi (22.5 km) long and 7 mi (11.2 km) wide. The smooth salt surface…Nobah
(Encyclopedia) NobahNobahnōˈbə [key], in the Bible. 1 Hebrew warrior who conquered Kenath. 2 Unidentified desert place, E of ancient Palestine, associated with Gideon.Libnah
(Encyclopedia) LibnahLibnahlĭbˈnə [key], in the Bible. 1 Unidentified place in the desert wanderings. 2 Canaanite city, SW ancient Palestine, N of Lachish. It was captured by Joshua.Mojave National Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Mojave National Preserve: see Mojave Desert; National Parks and Monuments (table).Danakil
(Encyclopedia) Danakil, desert region, NE Ethiopia and neighboring portions of Djibouti and Eritrea, c.350 mi (560 km) long and 50–250 mi (80–400 km) wide, between the gulfs of Zula and Tadjoura. It…Antofagasta
(Encyclopedia) Antofagasta Antofagasta äntōfägäˈstä [key], city, capital of Antofagasta region, N Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Antofagasta was founded by Chileans in…Dumah
(Encyclopedia) DumahDumahd&oomacr;ˈmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendants of Ishmael, an Arabic tribe in the desert of N Arabia. 2 Town, S ancient Palestine. 3 Apparently a symbolic name for Edom.Gudgodah
(Encyclopedia) GudgodahGudgodahgŭdˈgōdə, gŭdgōˈ– [key], in the Bible, desert camping place of the Israelites: see Hor-hagidgad.Sevier
(Encyclopedia) Sevier, river, c.280 mi (450 km) long, formed in SW Utah by the junction of Panguitch Creek and Assay Creek. It flows northward through canyons, then leaves the mountains and flows SW…Dasht-e Kavir
(Encyclopedia) Dasht-e KavirDasht-e Kavirdäsht-ēkävērˈ [key], great salt desert, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.200 mi (320 km) wide, SE of the Elburz Mts., N central Iran. It is a huge basin of…Trending
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