Big Hole

Summary

Big Hole is a diamond mine^[1]. It draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (diamond_mine category, ranking #4 of 30).^[2]

Key Facts

• Big Hole is located in Kimberley^[3].
• Big Hole is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Big Hole's image is recorded as Open pit mine.jpg^[5].
• Big Hole's instance of is recorded as diamond mine^[6].
• Big Hole's instance of is recorded as Q2387901^[7].
• Big Hole's Commons category is recorded as Big Hole mine^[8].
• +1871-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Big Hole^[9].
• Big Hole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.738888888889, 'lon': 24.758888888889}^[10].
• Big Hole's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d5x33^[11].
• Big Hole's official website is recorded as http://www.thebighole.co.za^[12].
• Big Hole's total produced is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2722'}^[13].
• Big Hole's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kimberley Mine'}^[14].
• Big Hole's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6940506^[15].
• Big Hole's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.463'}^[16].
• Big Hole's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1186'}^[17].
• Big Hole's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• Big Hole's perimeter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.6'}^[19].
• Big Hole's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Big_Hole^[20].
• Big Hole's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+215'}^[21].
• Big Hole's Wikimapia ID is recorded as 1278456^[22].
• Big Hole's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as big-hole-and-open-mine-museum^[23].

Body

Geography

Big Hole is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in Kimberley^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Big Hole's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[18]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1186'}^[17]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.463'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include diamond mine^[6] and Q2387901^[7].

History and Context

+1871-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Big Hole^[9].

Why It Matters

Big Hole draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (diamond_mine category, ranking #4 of 30).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]