Nitrate Valley Powers Chile’s War Effort Amid Rising Supplies
The Valley of the Moon in Chile at 5000 feet provides nitrate used to fuel wartime needs. Each year 30,000 workers extract over 2,000,000 tons from the world’s largest nitrate deposit. A theory suggests inland-sea origins for the life-giving chemicals.
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