Massive cantilever gantries swing out over the reef, ready to load phosphate into ships bobbing at the buoys. Nauru, Central Pacific

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More recent images of Nauru are relatively few because of the Nauruan government's punitive visa fees, which are intended to discourage would-be visiting journalists and photographers.

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Size: 5146px × 3450px
Location: Nauru, Central Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Philip Game / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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