Human presence over Africa at night. Global map showing major road and rail networks over land, along with transmission line and underwater cable data

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Human presence over Africa at night. Global map showing major road and rail networks over land, along with transmission line and underwater cable data superimposed over satellite images of cities illuminated at night and land data. Africa is centre middle, southern Europe is at top. This image illustrates modern human impact on the planet.

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Size: 4488px × 4488px
Photo credit: © FELIX PHARAND-DESCHENES, GLOBAIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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