Elko County

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administrative territorial entity county

Elko County is a large, sparsely populated county in northeastern Nevada known for its mining, ranching, and wide-open high desert landscapes.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borderedBy	Elko County, Idaho (historical region context) → Eureka County, Nevada → Humboldt County, Nevada → Idaho → Lander County, Nevada → Utah → White Pine County, Nevada →
capital	Elko →
climate	semi-arid →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Elko →
economy	cattle ranching → gold mining → silver mining → tourism →
federalDistrict	United States District of Nevada →
governingBody	Elko County Commission →
hasCity	Carlin → Elko → Wells →
hasCommunity	Jackpot → Owyhee → Spring Creek →
hasHighway	Interstate 80 → U.S. Route 6 (nearby/through southern area context) → U.S. Route 93 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 93 Alternate →
hasMountainRange	Ruby Mountains →
hasProtectedArea	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (portion) → Jarbidge Wilderness → Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge →
hasRiver	Humboldt River →
hasTown	West Wendover →
knownFor	high desert landscapes → mining → ranching → sparsely populated wide-open spaces →
language	English →
locatedIn	Great Basin → Nevada → northeastern Nevada →
namedAfter	City of Elko →
partOf	State of Nevada →
region	High Desert →
state	Nevada →
timeZone	Mountain Time Zone → Pacific Time Zone →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lander County → White Pine County → White Pine County, Nevada ("Elko County, Nevada") →	borders
Elko → Ruby Mountains ("Elko County, Nevada") →	locatedIn
Humboldt County, Nevada ("Elko County, Nevada") →	borderedBy
Elko →	countySeatOf
Humboldt River ("Elko County, Nevada") →	flowsThrough
Nevada →	hasCounty
Northern Nevada →	includesCounty
Elko ("Elko County, Nevada") →	isInCountrySubdivision