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![Delayed for days by fog, wind and rain - weather as usual in the Kuril Islands - a passenger helicopter drops in on Paramushi...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/6d13bf70-c46b-11e1-bb84-df5ed25ae9cd/1206200033_xgaplus.jpg)
Delayed for days by fog, wind and rain - weather as usual in the Kuril Islands - a passenger helicopter drops in on Paramushir, a piece of an island chain its Russian owners call "the end of the world."
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 18.0 Mpixels (51.4 MB uncompressed) - 5273x3409 pixels (17.6x11.4 in / 44.6x28.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: coast, dusk, group, helicopter, Kuril Islands, Kurils, motorcycle, National Geographic, Paramushir, passengers, people, Russia, sun down, supplies, travel, travelers, twilight
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