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The Agrappe
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This pit was the deadliest of any in the Borain basin. On 17 April 1879, 121 workers lost their lives in a gas explosion. According to letters written by the father of the Denis family, Vincent Van Gogh provided aid and comfort to the catastrophe's most severely burned vicitms. The pit closed in 1922.
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Lat, Lng
50.408093.89907
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Altitude
98 m
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102 LILLE MAUBEUGE PNR SCARPE ESCAUT PNR DE L'AVESNOIS
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Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
D59-62 NORD PAS-DE-CALAIS
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
NR05 GRAND EST RECTO/VERSO MASSIF DES VOSGES ALSACE LORRAINE
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Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
NR04 - GRAND EST RECTO/VERSO ARDENNE CHAMPAGNE
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Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
NR01 HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
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Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
PAYS-BAS BELGIQUE LUXEMBOURG
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Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:300 000
7.00€
EUROPE
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Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:2 500 000
7.00€
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Hainaut Rando
Digue de Cuesmes 29/1 7000 Mons Belgique
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