Former Phosphate Mining
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Scars left from phosphate mining 1917-1966. Railcars would carry phosphate back to port.
map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Makatea.jpg
map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Makatea.jpg
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makatea
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 15°49'51"S 148°15'11"W
- Quarry 2315 km
- Rano Raraku Quarry 4208 km
- Moumu (Site) 0.6 km
- Makatea 0.9 km
- Vaitepaua (Ghost town site) 1.8 km
- Temao Port 2.7 km
- Abandoned Cantilever Pier 2.8 km
- Boat Landing / Harbor 2.8 km
- Rangiroa Atoll 107 km