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Fort Knox was an establishment containing Earth's largest gold repository before the New World Economy took form in the late-22nd century.

It was located in the state of Kentucky of the United States of America. At its peak, it held upwards of 50 metric tons of bullion. It became a museum after the New World Economy formed. It was considered virtually impenetrable despite an attempt by Ferengi to break in in 2365.

In 2375, while planning a heist of a Borg transwarp coil, Captain Janeway of the USS Voyager used Fort Knox as a metaphor to explain the scale and the level of security around the prize they sought. Some of the staff did not understand what Janeway meant, requiring Tom Paris to explain. In light of this, Captain Janeway named their mission "Operation Fort Knox". (VOY: "Dark Frontier")

In actuality, Fort Knox is not the largest repository of gold bullion in Earth's history but rather the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Appendices

Apocrypha

According to the novelization of Star Trek: First Contact, following the Third World War, the gold reserves of Fort Knox had been depleted to the point of nonexistence.
Tom Paris stated the vault held 50 metric tons of Gold. This is erroneous. According to the US Mint the vault stores 147.3 million ounces of Gold at current gold prices is worth 192 billion dollars.

External links

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Fort Knox at Wikipedia

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-'''Fort Knox''' was an establishment containing [[Earth]]'s largest [[gold]] depository before the [[New World Economy]] took form. It was located in the state of [[Kentucky]] of the [[United States of America]]. At its peak, it held upwards of 50 metric tons of bullion. It became a [[museum]] after the New World Economy formed. It was considered virtually impenetrable despite an attempt by [[Ferengi]] to break in during the late [[24th century]].
+'''Fort Knox''' was an establishment containing [[Earth]]'s largest [[gold]] repository before the [[New World Economy]] took form in the late-[[22nd century]].
+It was located in the state of [[Kentucky]] of the [[United States of America]]. At its peak, it held upwards of 50 metric tons of bullion. It became a [[museum]] after the [[New World Economy]] formed. It was considered virtually impenetrable despite an attempt by [[Ferengi]] to break in in [[2365]].
-In [[2375]], while planning a heist of a [[Borg]] [[transwarp coil]], [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] of the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] used Fort Knox as a metaphor to explain the scale of the prize they sought. [[Tuvok]] did not understand what Janeway meant, requiring [[Tom Paris]] to explain. ([[VOY]]: "[[Dark Frontier]]")
-[[Category:Earth]] [[Category:Establishments]][[Category:Landmarks]]
+In [[2375]], while planning a heist of a [[Borg]] [[transwarp coil]], [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] of the {{USS|Voyager}} used Fort Knox as a metaphor to explain the scale and the level of security around the prize they sought. Some of the staff did not understand what Janeway meant, requiring [[Tom Paris]] to explain. In light of this, Captain Janeway named their mission "[[Operation Fort Knox]]". ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
+{{bginfo|In actuality, Fort Knox is not the largest repository of gold bullion in Earth's history but rather the {{w|Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_New_York|Federal Reserve Bank of New York}}.}}
+== Appendices ==
+=== Apocrypha ===
+*According to the novelization of [[Star Trek: First Contact (novel)|''Star Trek: First Contact'']], following the [[Third World War]], the gold reserves of Fort Knox had been depleted to the point of nonexistence.
+*Tom Paris stated the vault held 50 metric tons of Gold. This is erroneous. According to the US Mint the vault stores 147.3 million ounces of Gold at current gold prices is worth 192 billion dollars.
+=== External links ===
+* {{NCwiki|Fort Knox}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
+[[fr:Fort Knox]]
+[[Category:Earth landmarks]]