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Place Name
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Eureka County
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Pronunciation
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yoo-REE-kuh
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Eureka
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Population
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1,547 (1990)
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Location
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Nevada, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°58'N
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Longitude
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116°16'W
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Eureka
, (yoo-REE-kuh), county (
4,180 sq mi/10,826 sq km; 1990
pop. 1,547), N central Nev.;  Eureka; 39°58'N 116°16'W. Mt.
region crossed in N by Humboldt R. Gold, silver; cattle. Chief ranges
are Diamond Mts., form E central boundary, and Cortez Mts. (S of
Humboldt R.). Part of Antelope Valley is in S. Formed 1873. Part of
Toiyabe Natl Forest is SW, in Monitor Range. Former central mining
dist. to Eureka. Geyser basin in N, on S side of Humboldt, c.
20 mi/32 km E of Battle Mt. Parts of Tuscarora
Mts. and Emigrant Pass on far N.
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