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Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Jawa South Spillway — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Jawa Dam South Basalt Spillway

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Kallanai Kollidam North — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Kallanai Kollidam North Sluice Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Magnesia Artemis West — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Magnesia Artemis West Precinct

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Maijishan Niche 135 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Maijishan North Niche 135

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Maijishan Western Cliff — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Maijishan Western Cliff Grottoes

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Marib Dam East Wadi Dhana — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Marib Dam East Wadi Dhana Barrage

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Mati Temple South Grotto — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Mati Temple South Grotto

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Mati Temple West Thousand Buddha — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Mati Temple West Thousand Buddha Cliff

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Notion Apollo South Agora — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Notion Apollo South Agora

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Priene Athena North Stoa — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Priene Athena North Stoa

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Rai Jawa North Canal — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Rai Jawa North Canal Hydraulic System

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Sadd al-Arim North — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Sadd al-Arim Secondary North Dam Marib

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Sadd el-Kafara North — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Sadd el-Kafara North Embankment Wadi Garawi

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Teos Dionysus North — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Teos Dionysus North Temenos

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Tianlongshan East Cave — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tianlongshan East Cave Taiyuan

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Tianlongshan North Manshan — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tianlongshan North Manshan Grottoes

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Yungang West Cave 20 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Yungang West Cave 20

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Paperpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Living to the High Extreme: Salar de Huasco bacterial communities

E. Dorador et al. · 2021 · PMC

Coordinates 20°18′18″S 68°50′22″W at 3800 m

Salar de Huasco South Fan Geoglyphs (Southern Alluvial Fan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Walking and marking the desert: Geoglyphs in arid South America

K. Lambers · 2020 · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Salar de Huasco South Fan Geoglyphs (Southern Alluvial Fan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Geoglyphs of Azapa and Lluta Valleys — ThoughtCo

K. Kris Hirst · 2019 · ThoughtCo

Lluta style description AD 1000-1400

Alto Ramírez South Slope Geoglyphs (Lluta Valley South Bank)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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