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Weipa, Queensland, Australia
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This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows the world largest bauxite mine found near Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The rich aluminum deposits were first recognized on the end of the Cape York Peninsula in 1955, and mining began in 1960.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineWeipa, Queensland, Australia. NASA/JPL, 2014-08-21. Public domain. ID: PIA18686.
