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Vinasale Fire

USA / Alaska / MacGrath /
 wildfire affected area, historical layer / disappeared object
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The current (April 2008) low-res images show what may be the Vinasale fire of May-June 2002. 100,000 acres were burned. The fire started accidentally when biologists used firecrackers to separate a cow moose from her calf, to collar the calf.
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Coordinates:   62°46'45"N   155°32'5"W

Comments

  • beefgerky18
    It's awesome what you can find from overhead.
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