Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern . 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.
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  • Locality
  • …is also known as “Oficina Salitera Santa Laura”
  • Description: World Heritage sites in northern Chile

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pozo Almonte.
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Town
is a city and commune of Chile located in the interior of . is situated 6 km southeast of Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works.

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works

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Latitude
-20.21201° or 20° 12′ 43″ south
Longitude
-69.81299° or 69° 48′ 47″ west
Open location code
57FGQ5QP+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4746050282
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q572895

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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”
  • 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”
  • 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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