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Figure 10-9.
Eastern Baltic region including parts of southern Finland, northwestern Russia, and northern Estonia.
This terrain was glaciated repeatedly during the Pleistocene. Lakes, seas and wetlands of diverse types and sizes
abound throughout the area, and mires are widespread. MODIS panchromatic (visible) image, 29 May 2002; adapted
from NASA Visible Earth
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Figure 10-10.
Railroad loading and transportation of coal to be used for electricity generation in the United States.
A. Train loading facility at a mega-mine near Gillette, Wyoming. B. Transport of coal across the Great Plains at
Alliance, Nebraska to energy-consumption markets in the central and eastern U.S. Photos by J.S. Aber.
