Bonneville - Definition

Geography - United States

• Bonneville Salt Flats is the name of an ancient lake bed in Utah. Its dry, hard, flat surface made it a favorite of early auto racers and it has been the site of most of the world land speed record runs. It is public land, administered by the state government, and has a website here:

Bonneville Salt Flats (http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/bonneville_salt.htm)

• Bonneville Lock and Dam is the name of a dam structure built across the Columbia River, on the border between Washington and Oregon.

Geography - France

Bonneville is the name of several communes in France:

• Bonneville, in the Charente département
• Boneville, in the Haute Savoie département
• La Bonneville, in the Manche département
• Bonneville, in the Somme département

See also:

• Bonneville-Aptot, in the Euredépartement
• Bonneville et Saint-Avid de Fumadières, in the Dordogne département'
• Bonneville sur Iton, in the Eure département
• Bonneville sur Louvet, in the Calvados département
• Bonneville sur Touques, in the Calvados département

Geography - Mars

Bonneville crater is a Martian crater visited by the Mars Exploration Rover in 2004.

Motorcycle

Bonneville is the name of a motorcycle manufactured by Triumph. See Triumph Motorcycles

Automobile

Bonneville is the name of a full-size Pontiac--see Pontiac Bonneville.