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DescriptionDeath Valley Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes 2013.jpg
Deutsch: Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes im Death Valley
English: Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes in Death Valley
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36° 36′ 24.52″ N, 117° 06′ 54.13″ W
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36.606810; -117.115037
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 4 December 2013. It was captioned as follows:
English: Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes in Death Valley.
Other languages:
Bahasa Melayu: Gumuk pasir Mesquite Flats di Lembah Maut, California
Bosanski: Pješčane dine na Mesquite Flats u Dolini smrti.
Deutsch: Mesquite Flats Sanddünen im Death-Valley-Nationalpark.
English: Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes in Death Valley.
Italiano: Dune di sabbia nella Valle della Morte, California.
Magyar: Homokdűnék a Death Valley-ben, Kelet-Kaliforniában
Nederlands: Zandduinen in Death Valley in de staat Californië in de Verenigde Staten.
Русский: Песчаные дюны в Долине Смерти (Калифорния).
中文: 美国死亡谷沙丘。
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Dieses Foto ist vom Wikimedia Commons Nutzer Tuxyso.
Achtung: Dieses Bild ist nicht gemeinfrei. Es ist zwar frei benutzbar aber gesetzlich geschützt.
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Bitte lesen sie den Lizenztext gründlich, bevor sie das Bild nutzen! Wenn sie Fragen zu den Lizenzvereinbarungen haben oder mich auf eine interessante Nachnutzung hinweisen möchten, kontaktieren sie mich bitte per Mail: tuxyso@gmail.com.
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