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Chile, Antofagasta

Antofagasta

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: nitrate-era beer, gin.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1890 historic-map era

Nitrate-boom Pacific port founded 1868; abundant late-era glass.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Antofagasta: nitrate-export port0 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Antofagasta old port fill1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Mantos Blancos copper mine41 km away · Mineral locality
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Baquedano: nitrate railway junction66 km away · Old dump ground
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