Caption

Garzweiler II open-cast lignite mine, excavator filling up the pit on the eastern edge of the open-cast mine, Neurath lignite-fired power station, A44 motorway, lorry, Jüchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

May 14, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25A31_096

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

113,1Mb (4,5Mb) / 25,7in x 17,1in / 7699 x 5135 (300dpi)

Keywords

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