Paramo soil

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Martin Mergili
University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Peaty soil in the Andean highland (paramo) of Ecuador

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Type Image Format JPG Size 1.9 MB Width 2800 px Height 1750 px Aspect 8:5 Exposure 150 mm f/5.6 1/400 s ISO 125 Taken 15 July 2007 Coordinates -1.2760, -78.7349 Tint Bluish white Submitted 15 May 2011

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