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VIA PANAM, MIGRATION IN THE AMERICA'S, ALASKA
BP oil wells seen from the air..Deadhorse is the end of the Panamerican highway at 70¡N 148¡W on the coast of the Arctic ocean. Deadhorse never really existed until oil was found in Prudhoe Bay and the Trans-Alaska pipeline system was build. The residents of Deadhorse are almost all migrant workers from the US and Latin America who work in the oil. The population is around 5000. The Trans-Alaska pipeline was constructed between 1974 and 1977 after the 1973 oil crisis. Currently the pipeline transports around 700,000 barrels a day. The oilfields are being leased and are mostly based on native land, nevertheless the companies deny access to any outsiders. (KEYSTONE/NOOR/Kadir van Lohuizen / NOOR)
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COPYRIGHTPFLICHTIG
License
Rights Managed
Date created
20120304
Place
DEADHORSE USA VEREINIGTE STAATEN AMERIKA
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
NOOR
Byline
KADIR VAN LOHUIZEN
Size
4256 x 2832 px
File type
JPEG