Yucca Flat
Yucca Flat is a closed desert drainage basin, one of four major nuclear test regions within the Nevada Test Site, and is divided into nine test sections: Areas 1 through 4 and 6 through 10.
- Type: Plain
- Description: Nuclear Test Site in Nevada
- Also known as: “Yucca Flats”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.
Nevada Test Site
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Yucca Flat
- Categories: flat and landform
- Location: Nye, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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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
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sugar Bunker and Nevada Test Site Area 400.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Balloon Hill and Camera Station Butte.
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