The Alvord Desert is a desert located in Harney County, in southeastern Oregon in the Western United States. It is roughly southeast of Steens Mountain...
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Combs died after crashing a jet-powered high-speed race car at the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon while attempting to beat her four-wheel land...
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List of North American deserts (redirect from North American Desert)
portion of the Owyhee Desert in Idaho Oregon High Desert, aka "Great Sandy Desert", eastern Oregon Alvord Desert, a dry lake bed. Northwest Lahontan subregion...
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high desert is somewhat dry, it is only arid relative to Western Oregon. The region averages 15 inches (380 mm) of annual rainfall; the Alvord Desert, however...
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fifty miles (80 km) north to south, on its west side it rises from the Alvord Desert at an elevation of about 4,200 feet (1,280 m) to 9,738 feet (2,968 m)...
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Alvord may refer to: Alvord (surname) Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon Alvord House in Salina, New York Alvord Mountain in California Alvord, California...
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Kitty O'Neil, in the jet-powered, three-wheeled SMI Motivator, at the Alvord Desert. Held back by her contract with a sponsor and using only 60 percent...
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United States. It is located south of Steens Mountain and near the Alvord Desert. The community was named for Peter Andrews, who settled in the area...
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Black Rock Desert, Nevada. On October 9, 2013, Jessi Combs drove the North American Eagle (NaE) Supersonic Speed Challenger at the Alvord desert, claiming...
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per hour (168.74 km/h). On 6 December 1976, in southeastern Oregon's Alvord Desert, O'Neil set the land-speed record for female drivers. She piloted a...
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