Proper noun
Great Basin
A large arid area of the western United States of America.
But what solves the puzzle is that the Great Basin is a (temperate) desert because the Sierra Nevadas block Pacific storms, casting a rain shadow on the region. Source: Internet
Palidino, alongside Captains Michael P. Boyle and Robert D. Biggers served as a conduit for communication between the base and Incident Commander, Brook Chadwick with the Great Basin Coordination Center Team Six, U.S. Forest Service. Source: Internet
Great Basin National Park lies less than five hours north of the teeming cities of Southern Nevada, and one wonders why it remains one of the least-visited in the park system. Source: Internet
Coyotes originated on the prairies of the Great Plains and from Great Basin desert, Stephen explained over lunch. Source: Internet
Heavy snow will spread southward to the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin but how much falls in the local mountains remains to be seen. Source: Internet
Thanks to drier weather, fires are increasing in the Great Basin subalpine forests where the bristlecones grow, and Smithers has noticed that, as forests burn in higher elevations, they aren’t being replaced by bristlecones. Source: Internet