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Flax-Backup

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

Highlights include Area 2 and Baneberry Crater.

Military installation
is a division of the in the . The area is located 18 miles south-west of in the . is situated 1 mile west of Flax-Backup.

Hypocenter
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is a hypocenter, which is situated 2½ miles north of Flax-Backup.

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 3 miles southeast of Flax-Backup.

Flax-Backup

Latitude
37.13983° or 37° 8′ 23″ north
Longitude
-116.08411° or 116° 5′ 3″ west
Open location code
85954WQ8+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 886941627
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­nuclear_explosion_site
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Satellite Map

Discover Flax-Backup from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Highlights include Flax-Source and Flax-Test.

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