Caption

Opencast lignite mine Garzweiler 2, bucket wheel excavator, near the hamlet of Lützerath, excavating the surface, Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Jan 03, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25B96_041

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

120,7Mb (5,7Mb) / 26,5in x 17,7in / 7952 x 5304 (300dpi)

Keywords

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