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wildflowers on a mountainside in Abruzzo, Italy
November 11, 2012

Abruzzo, Italy

This Month in Photo of the Day: 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest Images

Wildflowers in the morning sun in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy

(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.)


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Photograph by Steffen Springstein

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