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• File:Aralsee.gif licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0, GFDL
  • 2008-05-21T08:50:06Z San Jose 560x819 (281321 Bytes) optimiert
  • 2008-04-04T10:43:16Z NordNordWest 560x819 (1107242 Bytes)
  • 2008-03-04T10:01:43Z NordNordWest 559x819 (149822 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{de}} Animierte Karte des Austrocknens des [[:de:Aralsee|Aralsees]] {{en}} Animated map of the shrinking of the [[:en:Aral Sea|Aral Sea]] |Source=own work, using * NASA images * United States Nati

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