Yucca Flat

Yucca Flat is a closed desert drainage basin, one of four major nuclear test regions within the , and is divided into nine test sections: Areas 1 through 4 and 6 through 10.
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  • Type: Plain
  • Description: Nuclear Test Site in Nevada
  • Also known as: “Yucca Flats”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.

Locality
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The Nevada National Security Site initially named the Nevada Proving Ground, and later the ) is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of , approximately 65 mi northwest of Las Vegas. is situated 2½ miles north of Yucca Flat.

Yucca Flat

Latitude
37.06884° or 37° 4′ 8″ north
Longitude
-116.0442° or 116° 2′ 39″ west
Elevation
4,091 feet (1,247 metres)
Open location code
85953X94+G8
Geo­Names ID
5285896
Wiki­data ID
Q8060164
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Yucca Flat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسطح اليكة”
  • Cebuano: “Yucca Flat”
  • Chinese: “亞卡台地”
  • Chinese: “亞卡臺地”
  • French: “Yucca Flat”
  • Italian: “Yucca Flat”
  • Vietnamese: “Bình nguyên Yucca”

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