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    Coastal Plain, Somalia [Image 32 of 47]

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    A black and white photograph depicting a vast, flat, arid landscape with sparse ground cover and a wide open sky filled with cumulus clouds. The horizon is nearly perfectly flat, suggesting a desert, salt flat, or dry lakebed environment. A small cluster of indistinct dark shapes is visible near the horizon line, possibly vegetation or structures.

    SOMALIA

    09.23.2015

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    USAID, Historical Archive           

    Another picture of the coastal plain, but in an area where there has not been any rainfall for a year and a half. Rainfall average in the central area of Somalia is around 200mm/year but erratic in reference to area. Therefore, nomads have to move to keep forage for livestock. There is a nomad camp in the background, but we found that they were only passing through and camped for the night. Picture #21.

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    Date Taken: 09.23.2015
    Date Posted: 11.06.2017 14:43
    Photo ID: 2189924
    VIRIN: 150923-O-ZZ999-338
    Resolution: 7991x5552
    Size: 1.94 MB
    Location: SO
    Web Views: 31
    Downloads: 4

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