The best diamonds in the world are buried at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

The mv SS Nujoma, the world’s largest diamond exploration vessel, was built in Norway. (Image courtesy of De Beers Group.)

The best diamonds in the world come from the sea. Swept up from riverbeds by the mighty Orange River in southern Africa back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, their bumpy journey to the Atlantic polished them and broke up any stones with flaws, ensuring only the strongest and best survived.

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