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The Monument rock pillar and township beyond

The Monument rock pillar and township beyond. The township was built in the late 1990s to house workers at the open-cut Phosphate Hill mine nearby. South of Mount Isa, Standish Range, North Queensland, Australia

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Acoma Pueblo

Acoma Pueblo, Sky City or Old Acoma, dating from the 13th century AD. The Acoma people have lived on this site for over 800 years, protected from conflict with other regional peoples, Navajos and Apaches, by the isolation and siting of the town atop the mesa. Acoma Reservation, New Mexico, USA

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Abandoned cement works that operated between 1900 and 1995

Abandoned cement works that operated between 1900 and 1995, providing raw materials from its own quarries and making world-quality cement. The first cement works in Australia led to the establishment and naming of the town of Portland. The industrial landscape is regarded as important heritage for the State, as a long-term, single-industry town. Portland near Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia

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