Caption

Schubverband HGK Herkules II, coal for the steel industry, coking coal, floods on the Rhine, Lower Rhine near Xanten, height of Bislicher Insel, water level at just under 8 meters, Rhine dike, do not normally see the Rhine ships from this perspective, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Feb 25, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26C09_171

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142.4Mb (4.9Mb) / 28.8in x 19.2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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