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Lovelock Aerial Gunnery Range was a World War II facility in two Nevada areas used for "aerial gunnery, strafing, dive bombing [and] rocket fire". [1] By 21 November 1944, the Lovelock Range had been approved by the Secretary of the Navy to be developed for Naval Air Station Fallon , [ 1 ] and on 13 January 1945, "Lovelock Air to Air" began [ 2 ...
Lovelock Cave. / 39.96250°N 118.55833°W / 39.96250; -118.55833. Lovelock Cave (NV-Ch-18) is a North American archaeological site previously known as Sunset Guano Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Loud Site 18. The cave is about 150 feet (46 m) long and 35 feet (11 m) wide. [1] Lovelock Cave is one of the most important classic sites of the ...
Lovelock, Nevada. / 40.18000°N 118.47667°W / 40.18000; -118.47667. Lovelock is the county seat of Pershing County, Nevada, United States, in which it is the only incorporated city. It is the namesake of a nearby medium-security men's prison and a Cold War -era gunnery range. Formerly a stop for settlers on their way to California and ...
The Seven Troughs Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada. [1] The name is derived from a series of seven stock watering troughs placed below a set springs. [2] [3] Neighboring features include: [4] [5] the Kamma and Antelope ranges to the north. the Majuba Mountains to the northeast.
The Northern Paiute people are a Numic tribe that has traditionally lived in the Great Basin region of the United States in what is now eastern California, western Nevada, and southeast Oregon. The Northern Paiutes' pre-contact lifestyle was well adapted to the harsh desert environment in which they lived. Each tribe or band occupied a specific ...
The Gaia hypothesis ( / ˈɡaɪ.ə / ), also known as the Gaia theory, Gaia paradigm, or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating, complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet.
Humboldt Wildlife Management Area. The salt marsh at the end of the Humboldt River within Humboldt WMA. / 39.98; -118.62. The Humboldt Sink as seen from the West Humboldt Range. The Humboldt Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a wildlife management area in the U.S. state of Nevada, encompassing the salt marshes at the terminus of the Humboldt River.
Tonopah Air Force Base ( Tonopah Army Air Field in World War II) is a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) [4] in the USA that was a Tonopah Basin military installation until shortly after it was designated an Air Force Base in 1948. Two of the runways still in use are maintained by Nye County, Nevada; and World War II building foundations and ...