Carson Sink

Carson Sink is a playa in the northeastern portion of the Carson Desert in present-day , United States of America, that was formerly the terminus of the .
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  • Type: Depression with an elevation of 3,885 feet
  • Description: dry lake in Churchill County, Nevada, United States
  • Also known as: Carson Desert”, “Lower Carson Lake”, and “Lower Sink of the Carson

Carson Sink

Latitude
39.93352° or 39° 56′ 1″ north
Longitude
-118.31431° or 118° 18′ 52″ west
Elevation
3,885 feet (1,184 metres)
Open location code
85F3WMMP+C7
Geo­Names ID
5501377
Wiki­data ID
Q5046961
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Carson Sink” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Carson Sink
  • Dutch: Carson Sink
  • French: Carson Sink
  • German: Carson Sink
  • Italian: Carson Sink
  • Japanese: カーソンシンク
  • Slovenian: Carson Sink

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