The base camp at 5,050 metres below the summit (IMAGE)

University of Münster

The base camp at 5,050 metres below the summit

Caption

Tiny dots in a vast, barren landscape: the tents of the base camp reveal the immense scale of Mount Ararat.

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Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Coen Hofstede

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