Area 51 Area 51
map showing area 51, nafr, , nts
the original rectangular base of 6 10 miles (9.7 16.1 km) part of so-called groom box , rectangular area measuring 23 25 miles (37 40 km), of restricted airspace. area connected internal nevada test site (nts) road network, paved roads leading south mercury , west yucca flat. leading northeast lake, wide , well-maintained groom lake road runs through pass in jumbled hills. road formerly led mines in groom basin, has been improved since closure. winding course runs past security checkpoint, restricted area around base extends further east. after leaving restricted area, groom lake road descends eastward floor of tikaboo valley, passing dirt-road entrances several small ranches, before converging state route 375, extraterrestrial highway , south of rachel.
area 51 shares border yucca flat region of nevada test site, location of 739 of 928 nuclear tests conducted united states department of energy @ nts. yucca mountain nuclear waste repository 44 miles (71 km) southwest of groom lake.
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