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The Orapa diamond mine is the world's largest diamond mine by area. The mine is located in Orapa, a town in the Central District of Botswana about 240 km (150 mi) west of the city of Francistown. Orapa ("resting place for lions") is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana. [1]
The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, [2] weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan , the owner of the mine.
Simi Valley (/ ˈ s iː m iː / ⓘ; Chumash: Shimiyi) [8] [9] [10] is a city in the valley of the same name in the southeast region of Ventura County, California, United States.Simi Valley is 40 miles (65 km) from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
The park closed due to people using their own automobiles driving out to the country instead of using the streetcar. [41] [42] Electric Park: Kansas City: 1899–1906, 1907–1925 Fairyland Park: Kansas City: 1923–1977 Forest Park Kansas City: 1903–1912 [43] Forest Park Highlands: St. Louis: 1896–1963 The Fort Osage Beach: Holiday Hill St ...
Against earlier-model Panzer IVs, it could hold its own, but with its 75 mm M3 gun, struggled against the late-model Panzer IV. [105] The late-model Panzer IV's 80 mm (3.15 in) frontal hull armour could easily withstand hits from the 75 mm (2.95 in) weapon on the Sherman at normal combat ranges, [ 106 ] though the turret remained vulnerable.
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [9]
The film showed the historic flight of the X-1 becoming the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight under its own propulsion. This achievement helped usher in the US space program that was the subject of the rest of the film. [179] A mock-up built for the film is now displayed at the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, California. [180]