A proposed oil pipeline from Canada to Texas has brought international attention to Alberta's oilsands. These rare aerial photos show the massive scale of oilsands projects.
An oilsands tailings pond is seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta., Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.
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An oilsands tailings pond is seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands tailings pond is seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
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An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A truck drives along a road at an oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Trucks drive along a road at an oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A truck drives along a road at an oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Trucks are loaded at an oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A Suncor oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A Suncor oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A Suncor oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A Suncor oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A Suncor oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A worker's camp near an oilsands mine facility seen from the air near Fort McMurray, Alta.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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