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Badwater Basin in Death Valley from Dante's View. Panamint Mountains on other side of salt flats. Winter floods dry to leave intertwined patterns of salt "river" traces. Lowest point is at Badwater (bottom left of center of visible valley floor in picture) is lowest in North America at 282 ft below sea level. 2009
36°13'26" N 116°43'36" W -- July 27, 2009 02:23:46 UTC