世界七大奇洞!
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Mirny diamond mine, siberia
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Mirny鑽石礦,西伯利亞
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i’m pretty sure most people have seen this one. it’s an absolute beast and holds the title of largest open diamond mine in the world. at 525 metres deep with a top diameter of 1200 metres there’s even a no-fly zone above the hole due to a few helicopters being sucked in.
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相信很多人都看過這個了.這個超大的洞擁有世上最大開放性鑽石礦的名譽.它的深度是525公尺,最上面的直徑為1200公尺. 它的上方還被設為禁航區,因為曾經有幾次有直昇機被吸入洞裡.
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; u8 s. q- f* C5 D8 V+ r: u) q; V2 Kthe red arrow in the photo below is pointing to a huge truck.
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# X/ A' e9 U6 _0 o0 ]有看到下圖紅色箭頭指的是什麼嗎?是台"大"卡車!
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& q$ E# I9 g- p& zkimberley big hole - south africa
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apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914.
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世上最大手工開鑿的洞穴. 在1914年關閉以前,這個1097公尺深的礦總共生產超過3噸的鑽石
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the amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes.
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估計工人挖出來的土有兩千兩百五十萬噸
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9 G) Z, x& P- ?( }glory hole - monticello dam
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光榮(壯觀)之洞 - monticello水壩
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a glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir.
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光榮(壯觀)之洞是用來幫滿水位的水壩排水的
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this is the glory hole belonging to monticello dam in california and it’s the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14′400 cubic feet of water every second.
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這個光榮(壯觀)之洞是屬於美國加州的monticello水壩的,而且是世上最大的. 它的超大size可每秒可以吸收14,400立方英尺(約408立方公尺)的水
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the hole can be seen at the top left of the photo above. if you were to jump in for some reason your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam (below).
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/ P# A& S; `( ?/ t/ h4 S: N% g9 U從上圖可以看到在左上方的光榮(壯觀)之洞.萬一你想不開而跳下去的話,你的身體會在水壩下方被射出來
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3 x# |! i- s, K2 a! }Bingham canyon mine, Utah
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( `1 Y0 ?3 b* S6 Z- ?* I: N x8 nthis is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth. extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. in its current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide.
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這個應該是世上最大的人工洞穴,從1863年到今天還在挖掘.目前深度為3/4英里(約1.2公里)2.5英里(約4公里)寬
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great blue hole, Belize
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大藍洞,貝里斯
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) K9 R& J3 ^8 s! P7 q- q% z/ d1 a$ a [situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize is this incredible ‘geographical phenomenon’ known as a blue hole. there are numerous blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one.
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( ~! _7 D, z- u: d這個被稱為藍洞的地理奇蹟位於離貝里斯60英哩(約96.5公里)外的海上.這個世界上有很多藍洞,可是沒有一個比這個還要漂亮
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- D/ n% _- a" X2 ]# jat surface level the near perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 meters. obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers.
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% Y( d& k, W* V% d9 P4 d這個接近完美圓形的洞表面有1/4英里(約402公尺)寬,中間的深度有145公尺深.很明顯,這個洞是個潛水的好去處
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Diavik礦,加拿大
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this incredible mine can be found 300km northeast of Yellowknife in Canada.
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* ^) D, c# ~' W3 A# y7 f1 I9 c7 l這個令人難以置信的的礦可以在加拿大Yellowknife東北方300公里的地方被找到
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. X' R" @! B9 ]3 G0 z" Nthe mine is so huge and the area so remote that it even has its own airport with a runway large enough to accommodate a Boeing 737. it also looks equally as cool when the surrounding water is frozen.
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因為這個礦太大而且太偏遠,所以他有自己的機場,而且跑到大到可以放下一台波音737客機.當冷到旁邊的水都結冰的時候,整個看起來跟天氣一樣"酷"
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sinkhole, Guatemala
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污水坑,瓜地馬拉
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a sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage) is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the ground collapsing.
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these photos are of a sinkhole which occurred early this year in Guatemala. the hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people.
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" R' J( c4 ]9 ~: e+ U( x+ zofficials blamed the monster of a hole on a ruptured sewage pipe.
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