View where Dulongjiang (Irrawaddy) River flows into Burma 24th Sept 2009

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Plant Collectors worked this area in the early 20th Century, including Frank Kingdon Ward. In World War Two the area was known as "The Hump", a hazardous area of mountains that planes had to fly over between India and SW China.

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Size: 3401px × 2267px
Location: where Dulongjiang (Irrawaddy) River flows into Burma
Photo credit: © John Holmes / Alamy / Afripics
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