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shrinkage cracks on the ground of a dried lake, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia
Size: 5315px × 3543px
Location: Deutschland,Nordrhein-Westfalen
Photo credit: © blickwinkel/G. Czepluch / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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