Caption

Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Rhenish lignite mining area, bucket wheel excavator in RWE's Garzweiler opencast lignite mine, here near Lützerath. In the background a church tower in Hochneukirch Jüchen, Europe

Date

Jan 08, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25C50_299

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

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126,6Mb (8,7Mb) / 27,2in x 18,1in / 8150 x 5429 (300dpi)

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