Английская Википедия:Humberstone, Chile

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Humberstone is a ghost town in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Developed for the extraction of saltpeter, it is a Chilean National Monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site designated as Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works.[1][2][3]

History

The town was founded as "La Palma" in 1872 for workers at the adjacent potassium nitrate extraction plant of the Peruvian Nitrate Company.[1][4] James Thomas Humberstone later became the CEO of the Peruvian Nitrate Company.

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