Comments on: The Longest Conveyor Belt in the World http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Michael http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-50900 Michael Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:45:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-50900 there are many places around Sahara that sound like Star Wars locations, especially around this area: http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&q=tatahouine&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=32.934064,10.453491&spn=0.126497,0.270195&t=h&om=1 (not by chance, of course...) there are many places around Sahara that sound like Star Wars locations, especially around this area: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
(not by chance, of course…)

]]> By: Timtom http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-43207 Timtom Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:11:22 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-43207 And here as well http://www.lasonet.com/sahara/sh-10.htm (lots of pictures from the spanish times, but navigation is not easy) And here as well http://www.lasonet.com/sahara/sh-10.htm (lots of pictures from the spanish times, but navigation is not easy)

]]> By: Timtom http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-43206 Timtom Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:09:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-43206 I found some (old) ground photos of the Bu Craa mines: http://www.sahara-mili.net/lugar/bucraa.htm (looks like they are dating from the pre-1975 time, when the region was still under spanish control) I found some (old) ground photos of the Bu Craa mines:
http://www.sahara-mili.net/lugar/bucraa.htm (looks like they are dating from the pre-1975 time, when the region was still under spanish control)

]]> By: Joshua http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-42843 Joshua Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:55:52 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-42843 Then do you suppose all of <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=26.722556,-13.119918&z=17" rel="nofollow"> this </a> is broken pieces of the belt? Maybe damaged during one of the 1970's attacks? hmmm Then do you suppose all of this is broken pieces of the belt? Maybe damaged during one of the 1970’s attacks? hmmm

]]> By: Pedro Pinheiro http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-42841 Pedro Pinheiro Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:19:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/08/15/the-longest-conveyor-belt-in-the-world/#comment-42841 The start of the conveyor belt, at the mines, is also at high-res, and pretty interesting - http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=26.318104,-12.851794&z=17 - and I found some ground photos of a different but similar installation - http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/benguearir/benguearir7.html There is also the wikipedia article about Bou Craa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bou_Craa The conveyor belt was installed by Krupp, and it's comprised of 11 separate sections. The start of the conveyor belt, at the mines, is also at high-res, and pretty interesting - Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth - and I found some ground photos of a different but similar installation - http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/benguearir/benguearir7.html

There is also the wikipedia article about Bou Craa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bou_Craa

The conveyor belt was installed by Krupp, and it’s comprised of 11 separate sections.

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