Kali Gandaki Gorge, Nepal, satellite image. Carved by the Kali Gandaki river (upper right to lower left), the gorge measures 5,571 metres at its deepe

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Kali Gandaki Gorge, Nepal, satellite image. Carved by the Kali Gandaki river (upper right to lower left), the gorge measures 5,571 metres at its deepest point (from river basin to the peak of Annapurna - bottom middle of the image). Image taken in May 2014 by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on board the Landsat 8 space satellite. This image covers an area measuring 94 kilometres squared.

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