The 98km Conveyor Belt System And The International Border Dispute

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Deep in the Sahara desert is the world's longest conveyor belt system. I went to see this king of conveyors, to find out why it was built, only to discover how its story is deeply intertwined with an international border dispute...

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Original map of Morocco Protectorate by Cradel (adaptations are my own work) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_by_Cradel#/media/File:Morocco_Protectorate.svg

Phosphate stats from US Geological Survey - https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/phosphate-rock-statistics-and-information

Map music from the Map Men series by Jay Foreman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp

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The 98km Conveyor Belt System And The International Border Dispute

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