铀钒镇

铀钒镇（英语：Uravan，“铀”与“钒”对应的英文拼写的混成词^[1]）是美国科罗拉多州西部蒙特罗斯县为了采集铀矿而建起的小镇，现已废弃。^[2]第二次世界大战期间，曼哈顿计划从该镇购买了730吨的铀矿。^[3]

参考资料

[1]
Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. : 50 [2021-01-13]. （原始内容存档于2021-01-24）.
[2]
Uravan. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. [2011-02-17].
[3]
Hewlett, Richard G.; Anderson, Oscar E. The New World, 1939–1946 (PDF). University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. 1962 [26 March 2013]. ISBN 0-520-07186-7. OCLC 637004643. （原始内容 (PDF)存档于2019-09-26）.