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Marco Island
25.943211°,-81.698980° - Nearmap
Marco Island is a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, near the city of Naples in southwest Florida. Early development of the island began in the 1800s, with clam digging as its main industry, and significant development took off in the 1960s, making Marco Island the tourist destination it is today. It has a population of nearly 16,000.
Rolling Fork, Mississippi
32.906516°,-90.878156° - Nearmap
On Sunday, March 24, a severe weather and tornado outbreak struck parts of Mississippi and Alabama in the southern United States. Powerful winds and flash flooding caused extensive damage to homes and infrastructure, at least 25 deaths and dozens more injuries. This Overview shows the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, which was hit especially hard by the storms.
Midtown Manhattan
40.761798°,-73.979906° - Nearmap
Midtown is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. At the intersection in the top right of this Overview is Times Square, one of the world's busiest pedestrian areas with around 50 million visitors per year.
Johannesburg
-26.202613°,28.048294° - Maxar
Johannesburg is the most populous city in South Africa, with upwards of 5.6 million inhabitants. Unlike most major cities, it is not situated on a river or harbor; it was founded where it stands today due to and extremely large gold deposit found nearby. This Overview focuses on Johannesburg’s urban core.
Chinese Spy Balloon
20.054960°,111.801404° - Planet
The Chinese spy balloon, captured by satellite. Identifying a balloon on Earth from space may seem like finding a needle in a haystack, but Planet did it using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence. This Overview shows a Chinese spy balloon crossing the Pacific Ocean toward the United States, where it made headlines as it hovered over the country gathering intelligence. In this photo, the balloon appears as multiple blobs of different colors, because it was captured in different wavelengths of light by the satellite, which moves rapidly above it. The balloon was first detected offshore of China on January 15th, traveled north across the Pacific, then south through Alaska and Canada before being detected in U.S. airspace on February 1st. It was shot down by the U.S. military over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4th.
Madeira
32.651111°,-16.909722° - Planet
Madeira is a Portuguese island in the North Atlantic Ocean, located off the northwestern coast of Africa. It is volcanic, green and rugged, with most of its 250,000 inhabitants concentrated in villages at the mouths of ravines around its exterior. With the other islands of the Madeira Archipelago, it is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other being the Azores.
Marina del Rey
33.976597°,-118.450632° - Nearmap
Marina del Rey is a seaside community near Los Angeles, California, built on several strips of land surrounding a harbor. Capable of housing more than 5,000 boats, it is North America’s largest manmade small-craft harbor. About 11,500 people live in Marina del Rey, most residing in high-rise condos or apartments like those seen in this Overview.
Greater Athens
37.981779°,23.727256° - Maxar
Today's Overview captures the sprawling metropolitan area of Athens, Greece — home to over 3.7 million people and spanning nearly 3,000 square kilometers (1,131 sq mi). With ancient landmarks like the Acropolis and the Parthenon amid bustling city streets, Athens has a unique blend of history, culture and modernity. Some municipalities captured in this Overview include Egaleo, Pireas, Kallithea and Glyfada.
Waimakariri River
-43.417361°,172.640000° - Maxar
The Waimakariri River flows for 94 miles (151 km) across the South Island of New Zealand, beginning in the Southern Alps and emptying into the Pacific Ocean. In the mid-19th century, it was briefly named the Courtenay River before reverting back to its traditional Maori name, which means “river of cold rushing water.”
Neve Zohar
31.152222°,35.365278° - Maxar
Neve Zohar is a desert oasis town on the southwestern shore of the Dead Sea. Surrounded by turquoise waters and golden hills, the Israeli settlement attracts visitors from around the world who seek healing and relaxation in its therapeutic mineral-rich waters. Neve Zohar has 52 permanent residents.
Hollywood, Florida
26.016751°,-80.187498° - Nearmap
Hollywood, Florida, founded in 1921, is an early example of a planned community — the kind of development that proliferated across the state throughout the 20th century. It is the 12th-largest city in Florida, with about 155,000 inhabitants. This Overview shows the neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, on the west side of the city.
Betsiboka River Erosion
-15.909956°,46.352080° - Planet
The Betsiboka River estuary in northwestern Madagascar is one of the fastest-changing coastlines in the world. Decades worth of extensive logging in Madagascar’s rainforests and coastal mangroves has lead to widespread erosion, causing bright red soil to wash into the river and out to sea. In some areas, soil losses have approached 112 tons per acre, the largest amount recorded anywhere in the world.
Grand Prismatic Spring
44.525000°,-110.838056° - Maxar
The Grand Prismatic Spring — located in Teton County, Wyoming, inside Yellowstone National Park — is the largest hot spring in the United States and the third largest in the world. The spring is approximately 370 feet (110 m) in diameter, 160 feet (50 m) deep, and discharges an estimated 560 gallons (2,100 L) of water per minute. Its vivid colors, which match the rainbow dispersion of white light by a prism, are caused by layers of microorganisms that live around the edges of its mineral-rich water.
Greenland Iceberg
69.161939°,-51.120091° - Tom Hegen
Check out this incredible shot of an iceberg, above and below water, from the aerial perspective. This particular iceberg calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier and floats in the Ilulissat fjord of Western Greenland. Icebergs vary considerably in size and shape, but typically carry about 90% of their volume below the water’s surface, leaving only 10% above water.
Bern
46.948056°,7.447500° - Maxar
Bern is the capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their “federal city” because it is the seat of the nation’s parliament. The Old City of Bern, seen here, is situated on a crook of the Aare River and more modern neighborhoods have sprouted up in surrounding areas. Bern has a population of about 140,000, making it the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland.
Greece Rail Disaster
39.848157°,22.516577° - PHOTO AFP via Getty Images
On Tuesday, two trains collided head-on near the city of Larissa, Greece, causing the country’s deadliest rail disaster in history. A passenger train carrying more than 350 people collided with a freight train at a combined speed of 100 mph (160 kmh) after a station manager failed to perform a rail line switch. At least 57 people have died as a result, and dozens more were injured.
Davis–Monthan AFB
32.150574°,-110.827969° - Nearmap
The largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world is located at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The facility, run by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, contains more than 4,400 retired American military and government aircraft. Tucson's dry climate and alkaline soil make it an ideal location to store and preserve aircraft.
Steinway Tower
40.764900°,-73.977500° - Nearmap 3D
111 West 57th Street is a residential skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, constructed between 2015 and 2021. Also known as Steinway Tower, it is the fourth-tallest building in the United States at 1,428 feet (435 m) and the world’s thinnest skyscraper with a width-to-height ratio of about 1:24. Its 84 floors contain 60 luxury condominiums.
OC Fair & Event Center
33.666112°,-117.901004° - Nearmap
The OC Fair & Event Center is a 150-acre event venue in Costa Mesa, California. The site attracts some 4.3 million visitors per year, hosting over 150 annual events that include the Orange County Fair, motor sports races at Costa Mesa Speedway, and concerts at Pacific Amphitheatre. The city of Costa Mesa is home to about 112,000 people.
Dallas
32.779167°,-96.808889° - Google Timelapse
Dallas, Texas is the ninth-most populous city in the United States, but it wasn’t always that way. Since the 1980s, its population has increased about 45% from 900,000 to over 1.3 million. Many have moved to Dallas from other U.S. cities for better work, education, and quality of life, fueled a low cost of living, a warm climate, and a pro-business environment.
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