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  1. Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Nevada (/ n ə ˈ v æ d ə,-v ɑː-/ ⓘ nə-VAD-ə, -⁠ VAH-, [4] [5] Spanish:) is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States. [c] It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east.

  2. Outline of Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Outline of Nevada. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Nevada: Nevada – U.S. state in the intermountain west region of the United States. Nevada is mostly desert or semiarid. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, [1] and about 86% of the state's land ...

  3. Geography of Nevada - Wikipedia

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    The state's highest recorded temperature was 125 °F (52 °C) in Laughlin (elevation of 605 feet or 184 meters) on June 29, 1994. [1] The coldest recorded temperature was −52 °F (−47 °C) set in San Jacinto in 1972, in the northeastern portion of the state. [1] The Humboldt River crosses the state from east to west across the northern part ...

  4. List of cities in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, [1] but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2). [2] Nevada is divided into 17 counties and ...

  5. List of counties in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    List of counties in Nevada. There are 16 counties and one independent city in the U.S. state of Nevada. On November 25, 1861, the first Nevada Territorial Legislature established nine counties. [ 1 ] Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, with 11 counties. [ 1 ] In 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated into a ...

  6. List of Nevada state parks - Wikipedia

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    The system is managed by the Nevada Division of State Parks within the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Division of State Parks was created by an act of the Nevada Legislature in 1963. The system manages 23 state park units, some of which have multiple units.

  7. History of Nevada - Wikipedia

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    The History of Nevada as a state began when it became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, ... Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876.

  8. List of state routes in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Urban routes (500–699) Urban state routes, numbered in the 500s and 600s, typically lie on arterial roadways in larger metropolitan areas. Urban state routes are grouped together sequentially, assigned by alphabetical order of the name of the city in which they primarily reside. Nevada DOT has been attempting to remove some urban routes from ...