| Accession Number | P03258.182 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other |
| Maker |
Smith, Heide |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 Cambodia (UNTAC), 1992-1993 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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An aerial view of the wet season Cambodian countryside between Phnom Penh and Battambang, ...
Description
An aerial view of the wet season Cambodian countryside between Phnom Penh and Battambang, demonstrating the heavy use of land for rice growing, an activity which employs 85 percent of the country's labour force. This image clearly demonstrates the difficulty experienced by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) in getting around Cambodia during the wet season, and the reason why UNTAC placed a high priority on conducting the elections during the dry season.