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Unusually heavy rains in Western Sahara (September 2008)

Year of publication 2008

Place of publication Rome, Italy

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries.

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