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Lasvegas
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The name Las Vegas is often
applied to the unincorporated areas of Clark County that surround
the city, especially the resort areas on and near the Las
Vegas Strip. This 4½ mi (7.2 km) stretch of Las Vegas
Boulevard is mostly outside the Las Vegas city limits, in
the unincorporated town of Paradise.
Las Vegas is the most populous
city in the state of Nevada, United States, the seat of Clark
County, and an internationally known vacation, shopping, entertainment,
and gambling destination. It was established in 1905 and officially
became a city in 1911. It is the largest U.S. city founded
in the 20th century.The center of gambling in the United States,
Las Vegas is marketed as The Entertainment Capital of the
World, also commonly known as Sin City or Vice City, due to
the popularity of legalized gambling, availability of alcoholic
beverages at any time (as is true throughout Nevada), and
various forms and degrees of adult entertainment. The city's
glamorous image has made it a popular setting for films and
television programs.
The major attractions in Vegas are the casinos. The most famous
casinos line Las Vegas Boulevard South, also known as the
Las Vegas Strip. There are many casinos in the city's downtown
area as well, which was the original focal point of the city's
gaming industry in its early days. Several large casinos are
also located in the county around the city.
Features :
Las Vegas is situated on the arid floor within
Clark County. Correspondingly the environment is dominated
by desert vegetation and wildlife, however, the setting is
also subject to torrential flash floods which the infrastructure
of storm sewers has not been able to contain. The Sewage treatment
expansion resulted from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
grant funded 208 program to analyse and forecast growth and
environmental impacts through the year 2010.The rapid pace
of urban development beginning in the 1980s has produced more
impervious surface and exacerbated the inherent flooding issue.[citation
needed] Enabling the rapid population expansion was a major
addition to the city's sewage treatment capacity, an event
removing a major constraint to population growth in the 1970s.
The Sewage treatment expansion resulted from a U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency grant funded 208 program to analyse and
forecast growth and environmental impacts through the year
2010. |
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