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West 800 Instrumentation Shelter

West 800 Instrumentation Shelter is a building in , . West 800 Instrumentation Shelter is situated nearby to .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jumbo and McDonald Ranch House.

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is situated 2,000 feet east of West 800 Instrumentation Shelter.

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The in the of , was the location of assembly of the world's first nuclear weapon. The active components of the Trinity test "gadget", a plutonium Fat Man-type bomb similar to that later dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, were assembled there on July 13, 1945. is situated 2 miles southeast of West 800 Instrumentation Shelter.

West 800 Instrumentation Shelter

Latitude
33.67487° or 33° 40′ 30″ north
Longitude
-106.4828° or 106° 28′ 58″ west
Open location code
855MMGF8+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83070844
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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