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Atomic bomb: first test Map highlighting the location of Alamogordo in southern New Mexico, United States, with surrounding states Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas also labeled. An inset globe at the bottom left shows the general region of North America. Atomic bomb Wide view of the Sacramento Mountains near Alamogordo, New Mexico, showing rocky peaks and a vast, flat desert landscape under a cloudy sky.
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Alamogordo: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Map added. Nov 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States. Sep 13, 2011
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Alamogord, New Mexico, United States. Sep 13, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - United States - Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States. Sep 13, 2011
Population data updated. Jul 28, 2011
Article revised. May 31, 2002
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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