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It runs for 100km across the desert of Western Sahara, and was constructed decades ago by a phosphate mining operation. Instead of trucking the phosphate ore across the sands to the coast, they simply built a giant conveyor belt to do the job for them.
The machine is so long, it is visible from orbit. Some of the light-coloured ore blows off the belt and creates a giant stripe across the desert.
Thursday 21 November, 2024
Thursday 21 November, 2024
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The world's longest conveyor belt is clearly visible from space
THIS IS THE world’s longest conveyor belt.
It runs for 100km across the desert of Western Sahara, and was constructed decades ago by a phosphate mining operation. Instead of trucking the phosphate ore across the sands to the coast, they simply built a giant conveyor belt to do the job for them.
The machine is so long, it is visible from orbit. Some of the light-coloured ore blows off the belt and creates a giant stripe across the desert.
This is what it looks like from space:
You can clearly see its path all the way to the coast.
Here’s where the belt starts at the mine:
And stretches out far into the distance:
via Neatorama
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