Doc Holiday's Cafe in the asbestos-mining ghost town of Wittenoom, in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

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The Australian government stripped Wittenoom of town status in 2006 because of blue asbestos that is found naturally in the ground there. However, some geologists and local residents argue that there is no immediate danger in the town itself, only in the surrounding mines.

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Location: Wittenoom, Western Australia
Photo credit: © Gary Noakes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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