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File:Open pit mine.jpg

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English: Open-pit diamond mine (known as the Big Hole or Kimberley Mine) in Kimberley, South Africa.
Français : The Big Hole («le grand trou»), l'ancienne mine de diamants à ciel ouvert de Kimberley, en Afrique du Sud.
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Source originally posted to Flickr as Big Hole, Kimberley, South Africa
Author Irene2005
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  • Photo by Rudolph Botha
    Photo by Rudolph Botha
Camera location28° 44′ 19.55″ S, 24° 45′ 31.39″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 16 November 2008 by the administrator or reviewer MBisanz, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date.

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24 March 2007

coordinates of the point of view

28°44'19.550"S, 24°45'31.388"E

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0.00156252441444397568 second

focal length

6 millimetre

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