Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States, with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada.
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Vegas World was a space-themed casino and hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States, with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census.
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641,903
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2020 census
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367.53
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36.1672°N, 115.1486°W
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36.1672°N, 115.1486°W
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Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th century, it was the most populated North American city founded within that century.
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Owing to its elevation that ranges from 2,000 to 3,000 feet (610 to 910 m), Las Vegas experiences markedly cooler winters than other areas of the Mojave Desert and the adjacent Sonoran Desert that are closer to sea level.
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View the Source 2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.1672,-115.1486
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"elevation": 620.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, -115.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, -115.25
36.25 -115.25 BWk
4. GeoNames: Las Vegas - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5506956Quote, cities500 record 5506956
36.17497 -115.13722 P PPLA2 US NV 003 641903 610 613 America/Los_Angeles
Wikidata: Las Vegas
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