Abandoned ruin of tin mine engine house on the Cornish cliffs near Botallack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abandoned tin mines on the Cornish cliffs near Botallack, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Old gold mine buildings, Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata natural park, Almeria, Spain, Europe

Views of the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Old steel cabinet with a handle, coated with frost, industrial ruin

Corrugated roof made of plastic, brown colouring caused by factory fumes, pollution, factory parking place in the industrial area, Rhine Harbour Krefeld-Uerdingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Atacama Desert, northern Chile, Chile, South America

Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Atacama Desert, northern Chile, Chile, South America

Thick iron bolt in a charred wooden beams, industrial ruin

Thick bolt with a washer screwed into a wooden beam, covered in hoar frost, industrial ruin

Dilapidated house, ruins of Casa Hamilton, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia, sign to ban access to the station. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The former Flensing Plan. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck with Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on the former Flensing Plan. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of Stromness Whaling Station in South Georgia Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck of the Dias in Grytviken. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Ruins of the whaling station Ocean Harbour in South Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The Petrel a whale catcher. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The Petrel a whale catcher. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck of the Bayard in Ocean Harbour a whaling station in South Georgia, with a colony of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus). Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Wreck of a small ship. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

The church. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Cemetery. Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia. Grytviken is open to visitors, but most walls and roofs of the factory have been demolished for safety reasons. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Tankardstown Mine, Copper Coast, Near Bunmahon, County Waterford, Ireland

Pilings in the river mark the location of bygone industry, Astoria, Oregon, United States of America

The sun sets over old pilings in the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon, United States of America