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Cancale Oyster Farms
48.664616°,-1.845052° - Maxar
Oyster farms are visible off the coast of Cancale, France. Known as the oyster capital of Brittany, this three-square-mile (7.3 km) area produces roughly 25,000 tons of oysters each year.
Key West
24.564635°,-81.815648° - Airbus Space
Key West is an island and city in the Straits of Florida, USA. It is the southernmost city in the contiguous United States and the westernmost island connected by highway in the Florida Keys. The island, which is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, has a population of approximately 25,000 and was visited by 2.25 million tourists in 2016.
Dakar
14.767126°,-17.434242° - Maxar
Waves roll into the northern shore of Dakar, the capital and largest city of Senegal. Roughly 1 million people live in the city proper and another 1.4 million inhabit its greater metropolitan area. Situated on the Cap-Vert (Cape Verde) Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean, Dakar is the westernmost city on the African mainland.
Namib Desert
-24.733333°,15.366667° - Planet
Sand dunes cover the landscape at Sossusvlei — a salt and clay pan located on the edge of the Namib Desert in Namibia. The dunes here are some of the tallest in the world, rising more than 656 feet (200 meters) in height.
Vancouver
49.250000°,-123.100000° - Planet
Greater Vancouver is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Canada, with roughly 2.5 million residents. Located on the Pacific Coast, it comprises more than 20 municipalities and also has the highest population density in the nation with more than 5,400 people per square kilometer. As seen in this Overview, the city is bisected by the Fraser River, which travels 854 miles (1,375 km) through British Columbia before emptying into the Pacific Ocean -- depositing 20 million tons of sediment per year.
Lisbon
38.716287°,-9.139480° - Maxar
Lisbon is the capital and the largest city in Portugal with an estimated population of 508,300. This Overview captures a sizable portion of the downtown area, including the green space at right called Parque Eduardo VII — a massive city park known for its exotic plants, monuments, and panoramic views of the city. Lisbon is the only capital in Europe located on the Atlantic Ocean.
Kensico Reservoir Bridge
41.098889°,-73.745194° - Nearmap
A bridge crosses the Kensico Reservoir in the town of Valhalla, New York. Located about 15 miles (24 km) north of New York City, the reservoir stores waters received from the Catskill Mountains and provides a site for fishing and boating recreation. With an average depth of nearly 44 feet (13.5 m) and a maximum depth of 120 feet (37 m), it can hold 30 billion gallons (113 billion liters) of water.
Hamad International Airport
25.273056°,51.608056° - Airbus Space
Hamad International Airport is the sole international airport in the state of Qatar. Located in Doha, it covers 8.5 square miles (22 square km) along the Persian Gulf, half of which is on reclaimed land. Hamad Airport opened in 2014 and handled more than 38.8 million passengers in 2019.
Kondyor Massif
57.586300°,134.653200° - Maxar
The Kondyor Massif is a circular intrusion of igneous rock in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Intrusive rock forms when magma penetrates existing rock, crystallizes, and solidifies underground. Kondyor Massif is about 2,000 feet (600 m) tall and 5 miles (8 km) in diameter. A stream flowing from it carries platinum, gold, and Konderite — a combination of copper, platinum, rhodium, lead, and sulphur.
Galveston, Texas
29.281111°,-94.825833° - Maxar
Today is Juneteenth, a U.S. federal holiday to commemorate the day in 1865 when liberation of the last African-American slaves was announced in the city of Galveston, Texas. The 156-year-old celebration, also known as Jubilee Day, is considered the longest running African-American holiday. Galveston, which is now home to about 50,000 residents, is shown here next to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Circuit Paul Ricard
43.250556°,5.791667° - Maxar
Circuit Paul Ricard is a motorsport track at Le Castellet, near Marseille, France. The track is known for its distinctive black and blue runoff areas, called the Blue Zone. Additional deeper runoff areas, known as the Red Zone, use a more abrasive surface designed to maximize tire grip and minimize braking distance.
Shasta Lake
40.760200°,-122.371900° - Maxar
This Overview shows Shasta Lake in Northern California in late May 2021. Surface elevation of the reservoir — formed by the impounding of the Sacramento River — was at 959 feet (292.3 m) in this image, down from 1,016 feet (309.6 m) in the previous June. This difference of 57 feet (17.4 m) equates to a volume loss of more than 1.1 million acre feet, or 359 billion gallons — enough water to fill an Olympic swimming pool 550,000 times. Currently, about 95% of California is experiencing a severe drought as rising temperatures dwindle snowpack and reservoirs across the state see record-low inflows. Follow us on Instagram @dailyoverview to see a Timelapse of the reservoir's water levels.
San Sebastián
43.321389°,-1.985556° - Maxar
San Sebastián, or Donostia, is a coastal city on the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain. It sits at the mouth of the River Urumea and has been built to a large extent on the river's wetlands over the last two centuries. San Sebastián’s 186,000 residents enjoy its three beaches — Concha, Ondarreta, and Zurriola — which are all visible in this Overview.
Ciudad del Carmen
18.633333°,-91.833333° - Airbus Space
Ciudad del Carmen is a city on the southwest end of Carmen Island in Campeche, Mexico. Located in the Laguna de Términos on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, it has a population of nearly 170,000. The city was a small fishing neighborhood until the 1970s, when oil discovered in the region caused it to grow and develop substantially.
Sydney Airport Plane Maintenance
-33.927265°,151.177861° - Nearmap
Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia. At the top of this Overview, we see a Boeing 747 (left) and an Airbus A380 (right) parked in front of blast deflector fences, massive structures that protect people and property during engine tests. As the busiest airport in Australia, the facility handles more than 42 million passengers each year.
Downtown Chicago
41.882686°,-87.623325° - Airbus Space
Check out this Overview of Downtown Chicago, Illinois, along the banks of Lake Michigan. The two neighborhoods shown here — The Loop and Near North Side — contain a majority of the city’s large commercial businesses, retail establishments, restaurants, hotels and famous attractions. Navy Pier, Grant Park, and the Cloud Gate sculpture (“The Bean”) are all visible from this perspective.
Marseille
43.296400°,5.370000° - Maxar
Marseille is a port city in southern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea. It has been a hub of immigration and trade since its founding by the Greeks around 600 B.C., and today is France’s largest port for both commerce and cruise ships. Marseille is home to about 1.5 million people and has numerous theaters, art galleries, cinemas, museums and other cultural attractions.
Roebuck Bay Beach
-17.969389°,122.237861° - Nearmap
The aquamarine water of Roebuck Bay rolls onto red sand in Broome, Western Australia. A coastal town, Broome is home to roughly 14,000 people, but its population can grow to upwards of 45,000 per month during peak tourist season from June to August.
Auckland
-36.840556°,174.740000° - Airbus Space
Auckland, New Zealand has been named the world’s most liveable city in The Economist's Global Livability Index. This year’s list was heavily influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused European cities to drop while cities in Australia, Japan and New Zealand climbed in the rankings. This Overview shows the entirety of Auckland, situated between numerous harbors and mountain ranges.
Cincinnati
39.100000°,-84.516667° - Airbus Space
Cincinnati is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio, home to slightly more than 300,000 residents. It is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. Within this Overview are the stadiums for all three of Cincinnati’s major league sports teams — the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball; the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League; and FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer.
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