Desierto florido
Simon Gascoin
CNRS/CESBIO, Toulouse, France
Desierto florido (flowery desert) occurs occasionally in the Atacama region as a consequence of above-normal winter precipitation (in general during El Nino years).
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Image
Format
JPG
Size
2.5 MB
Width
2898 px
Height
1927 px
Aspect
2898:1927
Brand
Pentax
Model
*1st SD
Exposure
18 mm f/11 1/350 s ISO 9
Taken
29 August 2010
Coordinates
-28.2258, -71.1063
Tint
Moderate yellowish brown
Submitted
2 May 2011
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