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Tripoli, Libya
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Published November 9, 2008
Deserts cover Libya’s interior, but cities such as Tripoli have expanded along the fertile lowlands of the country’s coast.
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Sidi Toui National Park, Tunisia
Published November 2, 2008
Sidi Toui National Park is in the southern half of Tunisia, in a relatively mountainous area close to the Libyan border.
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Jwaneng Diamond Mine, Botswana
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Published October 26, 2008
otswana ranks first among the world’s gem-quality diamond producers, and diamond mining makes up 70 percent of the nation’s export revenue. The Jwaneng Diamond Mine, in south-central Botswana, sits atop the convergence of three kimberlite pipes—diamond-rich geologic formations. Because the pipes meet just below the surface and cover some 520,000 square meters (128.5 acres) at ground level, the diamonds are mined from an open pit rather than a mine tunneled below the surface.
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