- Imperial Valley
- geographical name valley United States & Mexico in SE California & NE Baja California in Colorado Desert; most of area below sea level
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Imperial Valley
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Imperial Valley — [ɪm pɪərɪəl vælɪ], intensiv bewässertes Gebiet der Coloradowüste in Südkalifornien, USA, rd. 200 000 ha mit 4 800 km Bewässerungskanälen. Das Imperial Valley, ein Trockengebiet mit weniger als 100 mm Niederschlag pro Jahr, erstreckt sich in… … Universal-Lexikon
Imperial Valley — a rich agricultural region in S Calif. & N Baja California, Mexico, reclaimed from the Colorado Desert … English World dictionary
Imperial Valley (California) — The Imperial Valley is a region of southeastern California (USA) located, in part, between the Colorado River and the Salton Sea, which is California s largest saltwater lake. Major population centers are Brawley, Calexico and El Centro which is… … Wikipedia
Imperial Valley College — Infobox University name = Imperial Valley College motto = Where Success Begins established = 1962 type = Public president= Ed Gould,Ed.D city = Imperial state = California country = USA undergrad = 6,500 postgrad = N/A staff= 150 full time campus … Wikipedia
Imperial Valley Press — Infobox Newspaper name = Imperial Valley Press caption = type = Daily newspaper format = foundation = Early 1900 s ceased publication = price = owners = Independent publisher = Dave Leone editor = Brad Jennings language = English circulation =… … Wikipedia
Imperial Valley — an irrigated agricultural region in SE California, adjacent to Mexico, formerly a part of the Colorado Desert: it is largely below sea level and contains the Salton Sink. * * * Valley extending from southeastern California, U.S., to Mexico. It… … Universalium
Imperial Valley — Vallée impériale La Vallée impériale et la Salton Sea, vues de l espace. La vallée impériale est une vaste plaine agricole californienne alimentée par de nombreux canaux d irrigation, eux mêmes alimentés par le fleuve Colorado. Il s agit d une… … Wikipédia en Français
Imperial Valley — Valle que se extiende desde el sudeste del estado de California en EE.UU., hasta México. Forma parte del desierto de Colorado. En 1901 comenzó un proceso intenso de riego con la apertura del canal Imperial, el cual desviaba las aguas desde el río … Enciclopedia Universal
Imperial Valley — argricultural reg., SE California … Webster's Gazetteer
Imperial Valley — Impe′rial Val′ley n. geg an irrigated agricultural region in SE California, adjacent to Mexico, formerly a part of the Colorado Desert: it is largely below sea level and contains the Salton Sink … From formal English to slang
