Former mining area mengganga certainly leave a hole in the earth's surface. Currently, the holes into the monument itself. Here are ten holes menabjubkan spread across the world.
1. Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan (Gate of Hell)
Located in the heart of the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan. The gas inside the crater is releasing light that can be seen several miles away at night.
2. Kimberley Diamond Mine, South Africa
Mine is also known as the Kimberley Big Hole is touted as the world's largest hole excavated by traditional means. From 1866-1914 as many as 50,000 miners menggalilubang using shovels and generate 2722 kilograms of diamonds.
3. Monticello Dam, California, USA
Monticello is a dam in Napa County, California, United States, which is very famous for its large round valve which is waterways at a rate of 48,400 cubic meters per second.
4. Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon copper mine in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah. The mine has a depth of 0.75 miles (1.2 km) with a width of 2.5 miles (4 km). The mine is a hole in the world's largest man-made excavation.
5. Great Blue hole, Belize
Great Blue is a drain off the coast of Belize. This hole has a width of 1,000 meters and has a depth of 400 meters. This hole is formed as a limestone cave at the end of the ice age.
6. Mirny Diamond Mine, Siberia
Mirny diamond mine has a depth of 525 meters and 1200 meters in diameter which has now abandoned the miners. While still operating, mining trucks will take two hours to reach the bottom of the mine.
Mirny diamond mine has a depth of 525 meters and 1200 meters in diameter which has now abandoned the miners. While still operating, mining trucks will take two hours to reach the bottom of the mine.
7. Diavik Mine, Canada
The Diavik mine in Canada's Northwest Territory. Mine which opened in 2003 it produced 8 million carats or about 1,600 kg of diamonds annually.
8. Sinkhole, Guatemala
On February 26, 2007, sinkhole which has a depth of 300 feet swallowed a dozen homes in Guatemala. The hole was caused by the rains and underground sewage flow.
9. Udachnaya Pipe, Russia
Udachnaya Pipe is a diamond mine in Russia. Mine owners plan to stop the operation of the mine in 2010. The mine was discovered in 1955 and has a depth of more than 600 meters.
Udachnaya Pipe is a diamond mine in Russia. Mine owners plan to stop the operation of the mine in 2010. The mine was discovered in 1955 and has a depth of more than 600 meters.
10.Chuquicamata, Chile
Chuquicamata is a copper mine in Chile. Mine is the largest producer of copper in the world that has a depth of more than 850 meters.
Chuquicamata is a copper mine in Chile. Mine is the largest producer of copper in the world that has a depth of more than 850 meters.
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