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Manapouri Tunnel

S1 · E27 · 17 Oct 2009 · 1 hr 0 min

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In order to tap the vast potential energy of New Zealand's Manapouri lake, a six mile tunnel must be carved out of some of the toughest rock on the planet, in a place where yearly rainfall is measured in feet instead of inches.