. . . "The Coachella Valley (/ko\u028A\u02C8t\u0283\u025Bl\u0259/, /ko\u028A.\u0259\u02C8t\u0283\u025Bl\u0259/) is a desert valley in Southern California which extends for approximately 45 mi (72 km) in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the northern shore of the Salton Sea. It is the northernmost extent of the vast trough which includes the Salton Sea, the Imperial Valley and the Gulf of California."@en . .