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Original – Map in English showing the silting evolution of Miletus Bay due to the alluvium brought by the Maeander River during Antiquity.
Reason
This is a beautiful and very informative map showing the progressive silting of Miletus Bay over the centuries by the Meander River. The image is an accessible SVG with a great deal of encyclopedic value.
Articles in which this image appears
Büyük Menderes River, Miletus, Mycale, 8+
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Sting

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:52, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]