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Gourd-Amber

Gourd-Amber is a hypocenter in , . Gourd-Amber is situated nearby to the hypocenter , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sedan Crater and Baneberry Crater.

Hypocenter
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Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of at the Nevada National Security Site on July 6, 1962, as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosives for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes. is situated 2 miles northeast of Gourd-Amber.

Hypocenter
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is a hypocenter, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Gourd-Amber.

Military installation
is a division of the in the . The area is located 18 miles south-west of in the . is situated 2 miles southwest of Gourd-Amber.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.

Locality
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The Nevada National Security Sites, popularized as the until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of , Nevada, about 65 mi northwest of the city of Las Vegas. is situated 4½ miles south of Gourd-Amber.

Gourd-Amber

Latitude
37.16388° or 37° 9′ 50″ north
Longitude
-116.0805° or 116° 4′ 50″ west
Open location code
85955W79+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 886480281
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­nuclear_explosion_site
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Highlights include Gourd-Amber Crater and Ahtanum.

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