China/Burma border: - Imaw Bum, the Burmese mountain, viewed from Pianma Pass, (Gaoligongshan), Yunnan, China Concept: "The Hump" 2009

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This is the border area between China and Burma, where Plant Collectors worked in the early 20th Century, including Frank Kingdon Ward. In World War Two the area was known as "The Hump", a hazardous area of mountains planes had to fly over between India and SW China.

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Size: 3504px × 2336px
Location: Imaw Bum from Pianma Pass, (Gaoligongshan), Yunnan, China
Photo credit: © John Holmes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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