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[edit] Lat/long

I can't find reliable latitude and longitude figures for Lop Nur; I've seen 41 degrees 51 minutes N, 89 degrees 92 minutes east quoted, but not from anywhere I trust. That location gives a point near the east of the Tarim basin. If someone can find reliable coordinates, I should be able to produce a satellite photo (using NASA World Wind) either of it or of the surrounding area. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:02, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

  • If you search Lop Nur imagery in the net you get repeteadly photos of the ear-shaped area around 40º15' N and 90º15' E. As far as I've read, and from the maps I remember in a TV documentary about its discovery, that's the actual Lop Nur basin. July 27, 2005.
    • Thanks. A further search of that area with google earth finds a label for Lop Nur at 40°30′3″N, 90°29′55″E. I can't find any sign of human activity there, but the label is confirmed by several map sources. It's possible the test site isn't quite there, that (like the Semipalatinsk Test Site they just name it after the nearest city, which in such a sparsely populated place isn't that near). Still, we know what neighbourhood it is now. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 13:09, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Remains of nuclear test

I removed text saying that the remains of a nuclear test are visible at 41.722602° N 88.736184° E. Those coordinates appear to be an active mine of some sort, possibly coal. My geology is not up to the task of making a confident guess. Basically, it looks like a small town surrounding a large black stain on the otherwise beige landscape with a black stained dirt road heading west-southwest. –BozoTheScary 22:00, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] See also item moved here from article

In the book The Demon in the Freezer, the author, Richard Preston, states that a bioweapons production and storage facility is located at Lop Nur and is possibly responsible for the production of Variola Major, a deadly strain of smallpox.

The above sentence was under the See also heading in the article. If the information can be sourced (WP:V} and if the material is appropriate, it should go into the main body of the article.

Sincerely, Mattisse 19:35, 3 August 2007 (UTC)