hrtbps: The Tree of Ténéré was once the most isolated tree on Earth — the only one for over 400km in either direction. It was a landmark on caravan routes through the Ténéré region of the Sahara in northeast Niger — so well known that it and the Arbre Perdu or ‘Lost Tree’ to the north are the only trees to be shown on a map at a scale of 1:4,000,000. It was knocked down by a drunk Libyan truck driver in 1973. (image)
8th Aug 2011✧22:1996 notes

hrtbps:

The Tree of Ténéré was once the most isolated tree on Earth — the only one for over 400km in either direction. It was a landmark on caravan routes through the Ténéré region of the Sahara in northeast Niger — so well known that it and the Arbre Perdu or ‘Lost Tree’ to the north are the only trees to be shown on a map at a scale of 1:4,000,000. It was knocked down by a drunk Libyan truck driver in 1973. (image)

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    :( What a sad story. The only tree for hundreds of kilometers and the drunk driver just had to hit it. Shame, shame on...
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