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Adam’s Bridge
9.079350°,79.562255° - Planet
Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge, is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, off the southeastern coast of India, and Mannar Island, off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka. The entire bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and is rarely submerged by more than three feet (a meter) of water. Geological evidence suggests that the bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.
Bora Bora
-16.501000°,-151.740000° - Maxar
Bora Bora is a 12-square-mile (30-square-km) island chain in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The main island, which has an extinct volcano at its center, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. Bora Bora is a major international tourist destination, famous for its aqua-centric luxury resorts. It has about 10,600 permanent residents but is visited by hundreds of thousands of travelers each year.
Buenaventura
3.877222°,-77.026667° - Planet
Buenaventura is a city on the Pacific Coast of Colombia, in South America. Its urban area extends from the mainland onto Cascajal Island, where the Port of Buenaventura handles nearly 60% of all Colombian sea trade. About 432,000 people live in Buenaventura.
Tien Shan Mountains
41.723194°,88.323916° - Maxar
The eastern Tien Shan Mountains, located in Xinjiang, China, is characterized by rows of mountain ranges with intervening valleys and basins. This Overview shows a valley at the edge of the Kuruktag Range. Due north of this range is the Turfan Depression, which contains the lowest point in Central Asia — 505 feet (154 meters) below sea level.
Omaha
41.258611°,-95.937500° - Google Timelapse
Omaha, Nebraska has steadily grown and expanded in recent decades, its population doubling from 526,000 to about 1 million since 1984. A growing number of immigrants have made their homes in the city, with the largest South Sudanese community in the US located in Omaha. The Missouri River, seen at the top of this Overview, forms Omaha’s (and Nebraska’s) eastern border.
Carlsbad Potash Ponds
32.510823°,-103.955313° - Maxar
Evaporation ponds are seen at the Intrepid Potash Mines near Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA. These mines produce muriate of potash and sulfate of potash magnesium, two mineral salts used in fertilizer. Salt is dried in these massive solar ponds after being pumped to the surface from underground brines. Water in the ponds is dyed with vibrant colors to reduce the time it takes for potash to crystallize — darker water absorbs more sunlight, causing it to evaporate more quickly.
Elizabeth Marine Terminal
40.674111°,-74.145861° - Nearmap
Shipping containers at Elizabeth Marine Terminal in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The massive facility handles more than 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent containers every year. Working with the adjacent Port Newark, it is the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving New York metropolitan area.
Niagara Falls
43.077107°,-79.075506° - Nearmap
Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the border between Ontario, Canada and the United States. Horseshoe Falls is seen here. The falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). The Maid of the Mist, also visible here, is a boat that has carried passengers into the rapids below the falls since 1846.
Bangladesh Floating Gardens
24.947572°,91.616831° - Maxar
Floating gardens in Habiganj District, Bangladesh form a colorful mosaic when seen from the aerial perspective. This part of the country is characterized by alluvial plains criss-crossed by numerous rivers and streams, making hydroponic farming practical and less susceptible to flooding. Bangladesh is among the top producers of rice, potatoes, tropical fruit, jute and farmed fish.
Paris
48.865797°,2.330882° - Maxar
The street plan and distinctive appearance of central Paris, France is largely due to the vast public works program commissioned by Emperor Napoléon III and directed by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1853 and 1870. Haussmann’s renovation of Paris included the demolition of crowded and unhealthy medieval neighborhoods and the building of broad, diagonal avenues, parks, squares, sewers, fountains, and aqueducts. Both the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe are visible in this Overview.
Serra de Santa Bárbara Volcano
38.729723°,-27.333654° - Maxar
Serra de Santa Bárbara is an inactive volcanic peak on the island of Terceira in the Azores, Portugal. At 3,350 feet (1,021 m), it is the highest point on the island. Just below the peak is the Santa Bárbara Caldera, which is roughly 0.6 miles (1 km) in diameter and has two smaller peaks in its center.
Citadel of Aleppo
36.199329°,37.163396° - Maxar
The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the center of the old city of Aleppo, Syria. It is considered one of the oldest and largest castles in the world, with human activity dating back to at least 2500 BC. The limestone structure sits atop a 130-foot-tall (40-meter) mound, surrounded by a 72-foot-deep (22-meter) and 98-foot-wide (30-meter) moat dating from the 12th century.
Darvaza Gas Crater
40.252500°,58.439600° - Maxar
The Darvaza gas crater is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. Nicknamed the “Gates of Hell,” the crater has a diameter of 230 feet (70 meters) and a depth of about 66 feet (20 meters). How the crater formed and ignited remains unknown, but it is believed to have been purposefully lit in the 1980s to prevent emission of poisonous gases. In 2022, then Turkmen President announced plans to extinguish it.
Japan Rice Paddy Art
36.130477°,139.501714° - Maxar
Each year, rice paddies in Gyōda, Japan are cultivated to form incredible large-scale works of art to help attract tourism. This design, from 2021, depicts the famous Hokusai ukiyo-e woodblock print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”, as well as an image of a traditional kabuki actor. The images are formed by strategic planting of different varieties and colors of rice.
Tangalooma Wrecks
-27.162833°,153.368361° - Nearmap
The Tangalooma Wrecks is a shipwreck site on the western side of Moreton Island in South East Queensland, Australia. It consists of 15 vessels that were deliberately sunk in 1963 to form a breakwall for small boats. In addition to providing safe harbor, the wrecks also created a popular dive and snorkel site, attracting a variety of marine life such as wobbegongs, trevally, yellowtail, and other tropical fish.
Northern Territory Streams
-20.564170°,137.440040° - Maxar
A winding network of streams and waterholes is seen on the eastern side of Australia’s Northern Territory. These waterways change shape frequently, as rainfall in this inland region is subject to extreme seasonal fluctuations. Nevertheless, they are an important resource for local agriculture and cattle ranching.
Copenhagen
55.676111°,12.568333° - Maxar
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with roughly 1.4 million people living in its urban area. Its city center is located inside 17th century fortifications and moats, some of which are preserved and seen clearly in this Overview. At the north of these ramparts is Kastellet, a star-shaped fortress overlooking the Port of Copenhagen and Øresund.
Christmas Tree Farm
41.541927°,-83.814027° - Eric Ward
Merry Christmas! Check out this great drone capture above a Christmas tree farm in Whitehouse, Ohio. Of the more than 15 million cut Christmas trees sold in the United States in 2017, roughly 155,000 were from Ohio. The largest Christmas tree producer in the U.S. is Oregon, where upwards of 4.7 million trees were cut for sale in 2017.
Salmas
38.202231°,44.767615° - Maxar
Salmas is a city in northwestern Iran, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Turkish border. It is one of few cities in the Middle East with a continental climate and among a small number of Iranian cities surrounded by farmland, most of which is used to grow wheat. Around 130,000 people live in Salmas.
Argentine World Cup Celebration
-34.603611°,-58.381667° - ZekeDrone
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires yesterday to celebrate Argentina’s third World Cup Championship. This drone photograph shows a sea of fans in the Plaza de la República, surrounding the Obelisco de Buenos Aires national monument. Argentina beat France in a penalty shootout after tying 3-3 in more than 125 minutes of play.
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