Nevada - Wikipedia
Nevada is the driest U.S. state, both lying in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada and receiving among the highest solar irradiance of any U.S. state, and is thus largely desert and semi-arid. Nevada comprises the majority of the Great Basin, as well as a large portion of the Mojave Desert.
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Nevada is a western state that borders California to its west, Utah to its east, Arizona to its south, and both Idaho and Oregon to its north. The majority of the state lies within the Pacific Time Zone, with small portions near its northeastern border following Mountain Time.
Geography of Nevada - Wikipedia
The landlocked U.S. state of Nevada has a varied geography and is almost entirely within the Basin and Range Province and is broken up by many north–south mountain ranges.
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Nevada, constituent state of the U.S. It borders Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and California to the west. Nevada is best known for being the home of Las Vegas, the gambling center of America, and its capital is Carson City.
Nevada - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On October 31, 1864, now celebrated as "Nevada Day", Nevada was made the 36th state in the United States. It was given the distinct shape resembling a rectangle with a triangle. It was named Nevada meaning "snowy land" in Spanish, because it was snowy in the North.
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