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DescriptionTembin 2017-12-24 0550Z.jpg	English: Typhoon Tembin at peak intensity over the South China Sea on December 24, 2017.
Date	24 December 2017
Source	EOSDIS Worldview
Author	VIIRS image captured by NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite

Camera location	8° 12′ 00″ N, 113° 18′ 00″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	8.200000; 113.300000

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