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The Mekong river, the longest river in Indochina peninsula and the main artery of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- Categories: Environmental Issues
- Location: Laos
- Event date: 01.08.1986
- Date published: 19.08.2009
- Author: Vladimir Akimov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: DP86-2168, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 5402x3544px, 4.6Mb