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Muskau Arch

A wooded landscape with a geological and industrial past. Former workings and distinctive landforms make an unusual walking destination.

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Africa Lake at the former Babina Mine in the Muskau Arch — Credit: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source file

Why visit?

To see how geology and human activity have shaped the same landscape.

Did you know…

The Muskau Arch is a landform shaped by an ice sheet.

Public photographs

Africa Lake at the former Babina Mine in the Muskau Arch — Muskau ArchCredit: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source file

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