Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile. They were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, as a testament to the historical importance of saltpeter mining in Chile and the culture and social agenda that developed around it in the late 19th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Camp
- Description: World Heritage sites in northern Chile
- Also known as: “Oficina Santa Laura”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pozo Almonte.
Pozo Almonte
Town
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Pozo Almonte is a city and commune of Chile located in the interior of Atacama Desert. It has been the capital of Tamarugal Province since this province was established in 2007. Pozo Almonte is situated 6 km southeast of Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works.
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
- Category: refinery
- Location: Pozo Almonte, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile, South America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مصانع نترات الصوديوم في همبرستون وسانتا لورا”
- Armenian: “Համբստթոն և Սանտա Լաուրա կալիումի սելիտրայի արտադրամասեր”
- Bulgarian: “Селитрови обекти в Хъмбърстоун и Санта Лаура”
- Catalan: “Mines de nitre de Humberstone i Santa Laura”
- Chinese: “亨伯斯通和圣劳拉硝石采石场”
- Croatian: “Humberstone i Santa Laura”
- Czech: “Ledkové doly Humberstone a Santa Laura”
- Dutch: “Salpetergroeves Humberstone en Santa Laura”
- Finnish: “Humberstonen ja Santa Lauran salpietaritehtaat”
- French: “usines de salpêtre de Humberstone et de Santa Laura”
- French: “Usines de salpêtre de Humberstone et de Santa Laura”
- Galician: “Fábricas de Nitrato de Humberstone e Santa Laura”
- Georgian: “უმბერსტონისა და სანტა-ლაურას გვარჯილის ქარხანა”
- German: “Humberstone- und Santa-Laura-Salpeterwerke”
- Greek: “Εργοστάσια νιτρικού καλίου Χάμπερστοουν και Σάντα Λάουρα”
- Hebrew: “מפעלי המלחת באומברסטון ובסנטה לאורה”
- Hungarian: “Humberstone és Santa Laura Salétrom Művek”
- Indonesian: “Pabrik Kalium Nitrat Humberstone dan Santa Laura”
- Italian: “Raffinerie di salnitro di Humberstone e Santa Laura”
- Japanese: “ハンバーストーンとサンタ・ラウラの硝石工場群”
- Lithuanian: “Hamberstonas ir Santa Laura”
- Maltese: “Impjanti tan-Nitrat tal-Potassju ta‘ Humberstone u ta’ Santa Laura”
- Maltese: “Impjanti tan-Nitrat tal-Potassju ta’ Humberstone u ta’ Santa Laura”
- Nepali: “हमबरस्टोन र सान्ता लाउरा साल्टपिटर कार्यहरू”
- Polish: “Santa Laura”
- Portuguese: “Fábricas de Nitrato do Chile de Humberstone e Santa Laura”
- Russian: “Хамберстон и Санта-Лаура”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Humberstone i Santa Laura”
- Slovak: “Bane na liadok Humberstone a Santa Laura”
- Spanish: “Oficinas salitreras de Humberstone y Santa Laura”
- Swedish: “Salpeterbruken Humberstone och Santa Laura”
- Turkish: “Humberstone ve Santa Laura Güherçile Madeni”
- Ukrainian: “Селітряні заводи Гумберстоун і Санта-Лаура”
- Vietnamese: “Các xưởng diêm tiêu Humberstone và Santa Laura”
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