Named Death Valley Park (Death Valley) located in eastern California. Why did it get such a name? Let’s see in detail..
It is said that in 1849, a group of European Americans lost their way and died in search of gold fields, hence the name Death Valley. The area covers an area of 3,373,063 acres. America is the warmest, driest place on the continent. The area was popular for a few years because of the borax ore that was mined in the vicinity of Death Valley. The salt flats in Death Valley are known for many types of salts and minerals such as borax and hydrates.
Well, why did they come here and die?
The main reason is that this region has the highest temperature. Walking in this area during July and August is like walking down a fire. For the past 300 years, temperatures in August have been between 110 and 125 degrees Fahrenheit. A low of 90 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded overnight. The highest recorded temperature on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10, 1913. However, despite such warm temperatures, many species of animals make this park their home. It features colorful rocks and salt flats in the Badwater Basin. In it, the Telescope Peak Trail leads past pine trees to mesquite flat sand dunes, home to venomous snakes (rattle snakes).
Another amazing news is that the stones in this canyon are huge boulders that keep moving.
In this death valley called Death Valley, thousands of stones are moving independently on the sandy surface. This shocking information was released in 1948. Why do these stones move across the sandy surface in such a hot area where there is no human traffic or vermin? Why move? Researchers began to invade here with a thousand and one questions about how it moves. Research intensified. But the answers are still unknown.
The rocks here encircle the entire region in three years. It can be identified by tracing the path of the stone work. Sometimes the two stones start traveling at the same time, circling the area equally. Sometimes each travels separately in each direction. Sometimes it travels back in the direction it came from. Isn’t it funny? But the reason for its movement alone cannot be traced. But the manner in which they have moved, the path traveled is very clear.
So where did these rocks and stones come from?
That’s the surprise. There is a hill near this valley. The stones that fall from the Andamalai are what happens on this sandy surface. Some of the stones falling from the mountain move up to 10 thousand feet. Some stones sometimes move only a couple of feet. The mass of the stone has nothing to do with their movement. Is the structure of this desert the reason why stones mysteriously move on the sand surface? Is it because of the clay soil there? Pushed by wind speed? Researchers say none of the above reasons are possible.