Argyle Diamond Mine
The Argyle Diamond Mine was a diamond mine located in the East Kimberley region in the remote north of Western Australia. Argyle was at times the largest diamond producer in the world by volume, although the proportion of gem-quality diamonds was low.
- Mine
- …lies at an elevation of 182 metres (597 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code GYL
- …is also known as “AK1”
- Description: former diamond mine in Western Australia
Argyle Diamond Mine
- Category: industry
- Location
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Latitude
-16.71917° or 16° 43′ 9″ south
Longitude
128.3997° or 128° 23′ 59″ east
Open location code
5QMC79JX+8V
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Argyle Diamond Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Argyle Diamond Mine”
- Chinese: “阿盖尔钻石矿”
- Chinese: “阿蓋爾鑽石礦”
- Esperanto: “Minejo Argyle”
- French: “Mine de diamant d’Argyle”
- French: “mine de diamants d’Argyle”
- French: “Mine de diamants d’Argyle”
- German: “Argyle Diamond Mine”
- German: “Argyle Mine”
- German: “Argyle-Diamantenmine”
- Japanese: “アーガイル・ダイアモンド鉱山”
- Japanese: “アーガイル・ダイヤモンド”
- Japanese: “アーガイル・ダイヤモンド鉱山”
- Japanese: “アーガイル鉱山”
- Kirghiz: “Аргайл”
- Portuguese: “Mina de Diamantes Argyle”
- Russian: “Аргайл”
- Russian: “Арджил”
- Spanish: “AK1”
- Spanish: “mina de diamantes Argyle”
- Spanish: “Mina de diamantes Argyle”
- Swedish: “Argyle Diamond Mine”
- Ukrainian: “Аргайл”
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