Caption

Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Rhenish lignite mining area, bucket wheel excavator in RWE's Garzweiler opencast lignite mine, here near Lützerath. Wind turbines in the back, Europe

Date

Jan 08, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25C50_154

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No

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Rights managed

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123,5Mb (6,8Mb) / 26,8in x 17,9in / 8045 x 5366 (300dpi)

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