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| ***VIP*** | Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914. The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes. [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.] ![]() Glory Hole - Monticello dam A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir. [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.] This is the glory hole belonging to Monticello dam in California and its the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14 400 cubic feet of water every second. [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.] [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.] ![]() Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah This is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth. Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. In its current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide. [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.] ![]() Great Blue Hole, Belize Situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize. This is incredible geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole. there are numerous blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one. [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.] At surface level the near perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 metres. [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.]
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| Nature is Awesome | Harpal Thanks for posting this info ![]() Really marvelous and amazing pictures ![]()
__________________ The Dew-Drop in the breeze of morn Trembling and sparkling on the thorn Falls to the ground escapes the eye Yet mounts on sunbeams to the sky ![]() [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here to Register, Or Login in the login box above.] | |
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