File:FrontLines Environment Photo Contest Winner -5 (5808476109).jpg

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DescriptionFrontLines Environment Photo Contest Winner -5 (5808476109).jpg Here, a dramatic view of flood plain cultivation in Wakhan, Afghanistan. Known as "the roof of the world," the Wildlife Conservation Society says the Wakhan Corridor has few rivals in terms of scenic beauty. The little-known area is nestled in the high Pamir Mountains and the region is flanked by the Hindu Kush, Himalayn, Karakoram, and Kunlun ranges. Credit: John Winnie Jr., WCS-Afghanistan
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Source FrontLines Environment Photo Contest Winner #5
Author USAID U.S. Agency for International Development
Camera location36° 57′ 10″ N, 72° 57′ 45″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo 36.952778; 72.962500
Object location36° 57′ 04″ N, 72° 57′ 46″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo 36.951111; 72.962778
Notes on location estimate
  • Identify village by shape of the farm field

Licensing

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by USAID_IMAGES at https://flickr.com/photos/46658241@N06/5808476109. It was reviewed on 4 January 2017 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

4 January 2017

Captions

Village of Kret (Korut) with Wahkan River in the front and Koh-e Baba Tangi in the background
Вахандарья (Вахан-Дарья). Вид на левобережье нижнего течения Вахандарьи около населённого пункта Крыт

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

Wakhan River

inception

25 May 2011

coordinates of the point of view

36°57'10.001"N, 72°57'45.000"E

coordinates of depicted place

36°57'4.000"N, 72°57'46.001"E

media type

image/jpeg

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