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2008-08-03T22:51:21Z Durova 2998x1710 (3746405 Bytes) {{Information |Description = [[Mount Everest]] as seen from the aircraft of Drukair in [[Bhutan]] |Source = originally posted to '''[[Flickr|Flickr]]''' as [http://flickr.com/photos/37047767@N00/382867157 Bhutan Card 02 085]
{{Information |Description= View northward of Mount Everest from an aircraft from airline company Drukair in Bhutan. The aircraft is south of the mountains, directed north. |Source={{Derived from|Mount_Everest_as_seen_from_Drukair2.jpg|display=50}} |Date=2012-02-03 11:18 (UTC) |Author=*Mount_Everest_as_seen_from_Drukair2.jpg: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/37047767@N00 shrimpo1967] *derivative work: [[User:Papa L...