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EU: Baai bij Trincomalee, Ceylon, begin jaren 40 (1942)
1942 Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
This early-1940s photograph depicts a bay near Trincomalee, Ceylon, whose sheltered waters made the area one of the most strategically valued harbors in the Indian Ocean during that period, drawing naval and merchant vessels alike.
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