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According to the United States Census Bureau, Carlsbad has a total area of 29.2 square miles (75.6 km 2 ); 28.9 square miles (74.9 km 2) of the city is land, and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km 2 ), or 0.93%, is water. Most of the water within city limits consists of the Pecos River and Lake Carlsbad recreation area.
Rattlesnake Springs Historic District. / 32.11000°N 104.46778°W / 32.11000; -104.46778. The Rattlesnake Springs Historic District is part of an isolated unit of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, surrounding a spring that creates an oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert. The area was homesteaded and farmed in 1880 by William Henry Harrison.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave Carlsbad Cavern. Visitors to the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance or take an elevator from the visitor center. The park entrance is located on US Highway 62 ...
National Park Service. At 150.4 miles (242.0 km), Lechuguilla Cave is the eighth-longest explored cave in the world [ 1] and the second deepest (1,604 feet or 489 meters) in the continental United States. [ 2] It is most famous for its unusual geology, rare formations, and pristine condition. The cave is named for the canyon through which it is ...
Between 1971 and 2000, average summer temperatures rose by 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the U.S., and by 2.7 degrees across much of the West. Those unwelcome facts have left many residents scrambling ...
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Website. www .co .eddy .nm .us. Eddy County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,314. [ 1] Its county seat and largest city is Carlsbad. [ 2] The county was created in 1891 and later organized in 1892. [ 3] It is north of the Texas state line.
Scientists at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant began using aerial drones to scope out areas of the underground nuclear waste repository to ensure they are safe before sending workers in.