🏜️ Humboldt Sink

United States · Americas · 39.97°N, 118.61°W

The Humboldt Sink is an intermittent dry lake bed, approximately 11 miles (18 km) long, and 4 miles (6.4 km) across, in northwestern Nevada in the United States. The body of water in the sink is known as Humboldt Lake. The sink and its surrounding area was a notorious and dreaded portion of overland travel to California during the westward migrations of the mid-1800s, which were largely undertaken along the California Trail.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	39.97°N, 118.61°W · view on map

Humboldt Sink is located in United States, in Americas.

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