Appendix A to Part 861 - Perimeter Description of DOE's Nevada Test Site
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Appendix A to Part 861 - Perimeter Description of DOE's Nevada Test
Site
The Nevada Test Site, containing approximately 858,764 acres
located in Nye County, Nev., is described as follows:
Beginning at the northwesterly corner of the tract of land
hereinafter described, said corner being at latitude 37°20′45″,
longitude 116°34′20″; Thence easterly approximately 6.73 miles, to
a point at latitude 37°20′45″ longitude 116°27′00″; Thence
northeasterly approximately 4.94 miles to a point at latitude
37°23′07″, longitude 116°22′30″; Thence easterly approximately 4.81
miles to a point at latitude 37°23′07″, longitude 116°17′15″;
Thence southeasterly approximately 6.77 miles to a point at
latitude 37°19′47″, longitude 116°11′10″; Thence southerly
approximately 5.27 miles to a point at latitude 37°15′12.043″,
longitude 116°11′10″; Thence easterly approximately 14.21 miles to
a point at latitude 37°15′07.268″, longitude 115°55′42.268″; Thence
southerly approximately 39.52 miles to a point at latitude
36°40′43.752″, longitude 115°55′37.687″; Thence westerly
approximately 2.87 miles to a point at latitude 36°40′40.227″,
longitude 115°58′43.956″; Thence southerly approximately 5.23 miles
to a point at latitude 36°36′07.317″, longitude 115°58′41.227″;
Thence southwesterly along a perimeter distance approximately 5.82
miles to a point at latitude 36°34′39.754″, longitude
116°04′11.167″; Thence northerly approximately 3.20 miles to a
point at latitude 36°37′26.804″, longitude 116°04′11.355″; Thence
northwesterly approximately 5.16 miles to a point at latitude
36°40′28.854″, longitude 116°08′17.749″; Thence westerly
approximately 8.63 miles to a point at latitude 36°40′23.246″,
longitude 116°17′37.466″; Thence southerly approximately 0.19 mile
to a point at latitude 36°40′13.330″, longitude 116°17′37.461″;
Thence westerly approximately 8.49 miles to a point at latitude
36°40′13.666″, longitude 116°26′47.915″; Thence northerly
approximately 32.87 miles to a point at latitude 37°08′50″,
longitude 116°26′44.125″; Thence northwesterly approximately 15.37
miles to a point at latitude 37°20′45″, longitude 116°34′20″, the
point of beginning herein. [41 FR 56788, Dec. 30, 1978, as amended
at 44 FR 37939, June 29, 1979]