Nye County

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administrative territorial entity county

Nye County is a large, sparsely populated county in south-central Nevada known for its desert landscapes, mining history, and proximity to the Nevada Test Site.

Aliases (1)

Nye County, Nevada ×17

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
areaRankingInContiguousUS	one of the largest counties by area in the contiguous United States →
areaRankingInNevada	largest county by area in Nevada →
borderedBy	Clark County, Nevada → Esmeralda County → Eureka County → Inyo County, California → Lander County → Lincoln County → Mineral County, Nevada → White Pine County →
capital	Tonopah →
characteristic	desert landscapes → sparsely populated →
climate	arid desert climate →
contains	Amargosa Valley → Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge → Beatty → Beatty Historic Mining District → Death Valley National Park (part) → Gabbs → Manhattan, Nevada → Nellis Air Force Range (part) → Nevada National Security Site → Nevada Test Site → Pahrump → Round Mountain → Round Mountain Gold Mine → Tonopah → Yucca Mountain →
country	United States of America →
countrySubdivision	Nevada →
countySeat	Tonopah →
establishedIn	1864 →
governmentType	county government →
hasIndustry	defense-related activities → mining → tourism →
knownFor	mining history → proximity to the Nevada Test Site →
largestSettlement	Pahrump →
locatedIn	Great Basin region → Mojave Desert region (southern part) → Nevada → south-central Nevada →
namedAfter	James W. Nye → first governor of the Nevada Territory →
partOf	State of Nevada →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Churchill County → Esmeralda County ("Nye County, Nevada") → Inyo County, California ("Nye County, Nevada") → Lincoln County, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") → Mineral County, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") → Mineral County, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") →	borderedBy
Esmeralda County, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") → Lander County → Lincoln County, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") → Pershing County ("Nye County, Nevada") → White Pine County → White Pine County, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") →	borders
Beatty, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") → Toiyabe Range ("Nye County, Nevada") →	county
Nevada Test and Training Range ("Nye County, Nevada") → Pahrump, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") →	locatedIn
Death Valley ("Nye County, Nevada") →	extendsInto
Esmeralda County, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") →	formedFrom
Nevada →	hasCounty
Pahrump, Nevada ("Nye County, Nevada") →	isCountySeatOf
Amargosa Range ("Nye County, Nevada") →	partOf