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Everglades National Park
25.364334°,-81.121068° - Maxar
Everglades National Park in Florida is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States east of the Mississippi River, covering more than 1.5 million acres. The park was established in 1934 to protect the area’s fragile ecosystem and is home to dozens of threatened or protected species, including the American crocodile and West Indian manatee.
Dead Sea Salt Pans
31.148018°,35.453528° - Maxar
The southern basin of the Dead Sea, which straddles the border between Israel and Jordan, is partitioned into saltwater evaporation pans. It was separated from the northern basin in 1979 due to a drop in water level; in fact, the surface area of the Sea has shrunk by about 33% since the 1960s. Salts have been collected from the Dead Sea for thousands of years and have a reputation for treating common skin ailments, allergies, rheumatologic conditions and more.
Hamburg, Germany
53.550530°,9.969369° - Maxar
Hamburg, Germany is a major port city connected to the North Sea by the Elbe River. Its many streams, rivers, and canals are crossed by roughly 2,500 bridges — more than London, Amsterdam, and Venice combined. With more than 1.84 million residents, Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany (after Berlin) and the largest non-capital city in the European Union.
Ever Forward
39.077684°,-76.423192° - Maxar
The Ever Forward container ship has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for nearly two weeks after it ran aground offshore Pasadena, Maryland. This Overview shows the 1,095-foot-long (334-meter) vessel next to the dredging equipment attempting to free it from the shoal. The Ever Forward was manufactured by the same company as the Ever Given, the container ship that was stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March 2021.
Ukrainians Strike Berdyansk
46.750694°,36.773799° - Maxar
Ukrainian armed forces damaged multiple Russian landing ships yesterday in a strike on the occupied port of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine. At the top of this Overview, smokes rises from oil storage vessels damaged in the attack alongside a partially-submerged “Saratov" Alligator-class landing ship. Russian media reporting filmed before the strike indicated that the ships may have been transporting military equipment and in the process possibly revealed the ships’ location, making them vulnerable for attack.
Zebra Shadows
-20.041667°,24.768889° - Beverly Joubert / National Geographic
Zebras, and their shadows, make their way across a sandy landscape in Botswana. Every year, more than 20,000 zebras migrate through Botswana’s Nxai Pan National Park, making a 500 kilometer (310 miles) round trip journey for fresh grazing — the longest of all large mammal migrations in Africa.
Mariupol Theater Bombing
47.096111°,37.548611° - Maxar
The Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine was bombed by the Russian Armed Forces on March 16. At the time, the theater was being used as an air raid shelter for an estimated 1,300 people. It is still unclear how many people were trapped or killed in the attack. In the first frame here with the theater's red roof still intact, the word “Children” can be seen written in large Cyrillic letters outside the building, raising even more fear that many families were sheltering there during the attack. Mariupol, the tenth-largest city in Ukraine, has been besieged since February 24th.
Manshiyat Naser
30.033485°,31.275294° - Maxar
Manshiyat Naser is a ward of Cairo, Egypt, famous for its "Garbage City" settlement. This slum is home to Cairo's largest concentration of Zabbaleen people — a community of 50,000-70,000 who support themselves by collecting trash door-to-door throughout the city. The Zabbaleen recycle up to 80% of the waste they collect, while most Western garbage collecting companies only recycle about one-quarter of the waste they collect.
Chinese Thermosolar Plant
37.370525°,97.282463° - Maxar
The Huanghe Qinghai Delingha Solar Project is an 810-megawatt concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in northern China. The facility, which is still under construction, will contain six solar concentrating towers and is expected to supply electricity to more than one million people in the surrounding area. In a CSP plant, thousands of heliostat mirrors are arrayed in concentric circles and reflect sunlight onto a central “power tower,” where water is heated to 1,000°F, which generates steam, spins turbines, and produces electricity.
Sfax, Tunisia
34.737196°,10.774545° - Maxar Technologies
Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located about 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Tunis. The large, circular earth work seen here is part of a major redevelopment project in Taparura, a district on the northern coast of Sfax, Tunisia. The project plans to restore the city’s beaches and create more than 1,000 acres (420 hectares) of land to accommodate new housing, hotels, recreational areas, green spaces and public facilities for about 50,000 residents.
Sierra Negra
-0.830000°,-91.170000° - Maxar
Today, Lindblad Expeditions presents Sierra Negra, a massive volcano on the Galápagos Island of Isabela. The Galápagos is one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth, and Isabela Island — with an area of 4,586 square kilometers (1,771 square miles) — is made up of six large volcanos. Sierra Negra has erupted seven times since 1948, most recently in 2018 and various lava flows are visible in this Overview. To learn more see how you can explore the Galápagos yourself, visit expeditions.com.
Guayaquil
-2.183333°,-79.883333° - Airbus Space
Guayaquil is the most populous city in Ecuador, with upwards of 2.6 million residents. Situated on the Guayas River about 40 miles (60 km) north of the Pacific Ocean, it is also the nation’s most important commercial port. Guayaquil is known as the “Gateway to the Galapagos” since most flights to the islands originate or have a stopover in the city.
Green Chicago River
41.888889°,-87.626667° - Nearmap
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! For the last 60 years, the Chicago River has been dyed green to celebrate the holiday, which is symbolic to those of Irish heritage. In this Overview, we see the emerald waters flowing through the center of Chicago, dividing The Loop (left) and Near North Side (right) neighborhoods.
Kherson Airbase Fire
46.668056°,32.502222° - Planet
Dark smoke rises from burning helicopters at Kherson International Airport & Airbase in southern Ukraine. The tarmac, which is currently held by the Russian military, was struck by Ukrainian forces yesterday. Russian forces first captured the city of Kherson on March 3 and immediately moved several helicopters and vehicles to the airbase.
Prati
41.911165°,12.460427° - Maxar
Prati is a neighborhood located in the center of Rome, Italy. The area borders the Vatican and contains the Via Cola di Rienzo, one of the most famous shopping streets in the entire city.
Guangxi Pearl Farms
21.444304°,109.382320° - Maxar
Long-line pearl farms are visible in the Beibu Gulf, off the coast of China’s Guangxi Region. Here, pearl oysters are placed inside protective mesh cages and suspended in the sea along a stretch of rope or cable. It can take several years for oysters to mature and pearls to form. China is the world’s largest producer of cultured pearls, harvesting ~ 20 tonnes from the sea and 1,500 tonnes from freshwater annually.
Hyderabad at Night
17.361667°,78.474722° - NASA
The city lights of Hyderabad, India, encircled by the Nehru Outer Ring Road, shine brightly in this Overview. Hyderabad is one of the most-populated cities in India, with nearly 10 million people living in its metropolitan area. The 158-kilometer (98-mile) Outer Ring Road has 8 traffic lanes and 20 interchange junctions along its route around the city.
Moscow
55.750000°,37.616667° - Maxar
Moscow is the capital and most populous city in Russia, with about 13 million residents in its city limits and more than 20 million in its metropolitan area. The city is organized into five concentric transportation rings that surround the Kremlin, the two innermost of which can be seen here.
Honolulu
21.327976°,-157.939159° - Maxar
Honolulu is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Located along the southeastern coast of Oahu Island, it is the most remote city of its size in the world. The Honolulu Volcanic Series is partially located inside the city, and Diamond Head — a prominent volcanic cone — is visible in this Overview along the southern coast.
Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
51.388918°,30.098510° - Maxar
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is a closed facility in Ukraine, about 100 kilometers (62 mi) north of Kyiv. In 1986, Reactor No. 4 exploded here, causing a radioactive catastrophe throughout Europe. The reactor is now enclosed in a concrete and lead sarcophagus, as well as a large steel confinement structure, visible at the top of this Overview. The plant was seized by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine, and yesterday, the facility was disconnected from the power grid. As of 11 a.m. EST today, Russia claimed Belarus had restored power to the plant, but this has not been verified. Without power, systems that cool nuclear materials could fail, allowing radioactive substances to leak into the air. And with backup generators only able to supply 48 hours of power, authorities called for an urgent ceasefire so repairs could be made.
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