Thursday, March 13, 2008

9 - Ganokoro, Nauru

On the western side of the island, at the N tip of Anibare Bay. Here are some fascinating photos of Nauru's phosphote-mining heyday, during which the center of the island was scraped clean in the service of ... ammunition and fertilizer, I believe. Empire too.



You'll note that the number of this entry has taken a big drop: I've cycled back to the beginning of the Times Atlas (plates 1-8 are world maps, not so useful for alphabet geography).

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