Sierra Nevada (AS)
| Sierra Nevada | |
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The Sierra's Mills Creek cirque (center) is on the west side of the Sierra Crest, south of Mono Lake (top, blue).
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| Titik tertinggi | |
| Puncak | Mount Whitney |
| Elevasi | 14.505 ft (4.421 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 36°34′43″LU 118°17′31″BB / 36,578580925°LU 118,29199495°BB |
| Dimensi | |
| Panjang | 400 mi (640 km) north-south from Fredonyer Pass to Tehachapi Pass [2] |
| Lebar | 65 mi (105 km) [3] |
| Luas | 24.370 sq mi (63.100 km2) |
| Naming | |
| Etimologi | 1777: Spanish for "snowy mountain range" |
| Nickname | the Sierra, the High Sierra, the Sierras, Range of Light (1894, John Muir)[4] |
| Letak Geografis | |
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| Negara | United States |
| Negara Bagian | California and Nevada |
| Range coordinates | 37°44′LU 119°34′BB / 37,73°LU 119,57°BBKoordinat: 37°44′LU 119°34′BB / 37,73°LU 119,57°BB |
| Geologi | |
| Periode | Mesozoic |
| Tipe batuan | batholith and igneous |
Sierra Nevada (/siˈɛrə nᵻˈvɑːdə/ atau /nᵻˈvædə/, bahasa Spanyol: [ˈsjera neˈβaða], snowy mountain range[5]) merupakan sebuah barisan pegunungan yang kebanyakan terdapat di California timur. Barisan ini juga dikenal sebagai Sierra.
Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]
- ^ "Mount Whitney". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=GT1811.
- ^ "Sierra Nevada". Ecological Subregions of California. United States Forest Service. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Sierra Nevada". SummitPost.org. Diakses tanggal 2010-05-29.
- ^ Muir, John (1894). Chapter 1: The Sierra Nevada. The Mountains of California. Diakses tanggal 2010-05-29.
- ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1976). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8.
