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Death Valley National Park
Environmental Factors
For many years, National Parks have been increasingly feeling the effects of external factors caused by natural and human activities. Even the most isolated places on earth are being affected. Death Valley, even though it is more than 120 miles from the nearest major city, is no exception.  
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Did You Know?
Death Valley is home to more than 1000 species of plants and more than 50 of those are endemics, found nowhere else in the world.
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Last Updated: August 23, 2006 at 13:03 EST