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Vltava River
49.716318°,14.329931° - Maxar
The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, flowing for 270 miles (430 km) across the country. Known as the “Czech national river,” it begins near the southern border and travels north across Bohemia, passing through Prague before merging with the Elbe in the city of Mělník. The river has a basin of more than 10,800 square miles (28,000 square km), which is about a third of the Czech Republic’s entire territory.
Paris at Night
48.856613°,2.352222° - NASA
Check out this incredible shot of Paris at night. Paris is often called the “City of Light,” a name that originates from its implementation and illumination of 56,000 gas lamps in the 1860s. Today, the city receives half of its energy (and its light) from nearby energy plants that simultaneously generate electricity and heat (called “cogeneration”). Thirty-five percent of the city’s power is generated by the Nogent Nuclear Power Plant while nationally, France gets 75 percent of its power from nuclear plants.
Valparaíso
-33.029080°,-71.646361° - Maxar
Valparaíso, Chile, is built upon dozens of steep hillsides overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Known as “The Jewel of the Pacific,” the city is the sixth largest in the country and has approximately 285,000 residents. Valparaíso is home to Chile’s first public library, South America’s first volunteer fire department, and the world’s longest running Spanish language newspaper in continuous publication.
Douro Valley, Portugal
41.167121°,-7.773069° - Maxar
Terraced hillsides are seen in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. The steep slopes are covered with grape vines that rise from the Douro River below. The region is recognized as the home of port wine — a sweet, red wine that is often served with dessert.
Occidental Glacier
-48.850300°,-74.064300° - Maxar
From the cover of our new book "Overview Timelapse". The Occidental Glacier is located in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field of Chile. In this image from May 2019, massive icebergs and an ice mélange fill the lake at the toe of the glacier. Recent measurements of the Patagonian ice fields (taken using satellite photography) show that they have been receding and thinning at an accelerating rate in recent years. Between 2002 and 2017, the ice shrank by roughly 23 gigatons per year—a volume of water equivalent to roughly ten Olympic-size swimming pools.
London Eye
51.503300°,-0.119400° - Maxar
The London Eye casts a shadow on the River Thames in London, England. The ferris wheel is the fourth tallest structure of its kind in the world at 443 feet (135 m) and has a wheel diameter of 394 feet (120 m). Each one of its 32 passenger capsules holds up to 25 people, who have the ability to sit or walk around freely while the wheel rotates.
Binhai New Area
39.245825°,117.796044° - Maxar
Gudao River curves through the Binhai New Area in eastern Tianjin, China. State-level “new areas” like Binhai are given special economic and development support from the Chinese Central Government to speed up the city’s economy and attract new business. With about one million residents, Binhai houses just a fraction of Tianjin’s total population of 15.6 million.
Jumeirah Islands
25.058000°,55.153680° - Maxar
Jumeirah Islands is a housing development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Located just inland of the Dubai Marina, the area consists of 50 small islands — called “clusters” — sitting in an artificial lake filled with sea water. Forty-six of the clusters are residential, each containing 16 villas, and the other four contain a restaurant, supermarket, gym, beauty salons and other commercial amenities.
Östermalm
59.337571°,18.088176° - Maxar
Östermalm is one of the largest districts in Stockholm, Sweden, and contains some of the city’s most expensive real estate. It is also home to Diplomatstaden, a neighborhood with many embassies and ambassadorial residences. Stockholm, the nation’s capital, is spread across fourteen islands and has a population of 1.6 million in its urban area.
Port of Genoa
44.402800°,8.916670° - Maxar
The Port of Genoa is the busiest facility of its kind in Italy with a yearly trade volume of 51.6 million tonnes. The port can accommodate the movement of up to 4 million ferry passengers, 1.5 million cars, and 250,000 trucks every year. With the city’s location on the Mediterranean Sea, Genoa has been positioned as a major center of trade and travel since its creation in the 11th century.
Port of Richmond Cars
37.907655°,-122.368465° - Nearmap
Cars await processing at the Port of Richmond, located on San Francisco Bay in California. Richmond handles the most automobile cargo of any port on the San Francisco Bay, processing at least 150,000 vehicles every year. Yesterday, the state of California announced that a statewide ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered cars will be in place by 2035 — part of the state’s efforts to combat global warming amid a record-setting year of wildfires.
Liverpool Stadiums
53.436959°,-2.962843° - Maxar
This Overview captures the neighborhoods of Walton and Anfield in Liverpool, England. Although they are less than a mile apart, these two districts each have their own English Premier League football stadium — Goodison Park (top), home of Everton F.C.; and Anfield Stadium, home of Liverpool F.C. Both 40,000-plus capacity stadiums can be seen here, surrounded by the city’s iconic back-to-back houses.
Teluk Panglima Garang
2.936996°,101.452317° - Maxar
Residential development is seen among tracts of palm trees and other vegetation in the town of Teluk Panglima Garang, Malaysia. In the early 20th century, this area was mostly made up of small agricultural villages, but has since grown due to industrial activity and palm oil production. With relatively new road networks and infrastructure, many manufacturers here transport their goods to the city of Kuala Lumpur and its international airport.
Hanoi Old Quarter
21.035294°,105.851554° - Maxar
The Hoàn Kiếm District in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a hub for business and tourism. Shown here is the district’s “Old Quarter,” which contains many historic temples, pagodas and shophouses and is characterized by its small street blocks and alleys. Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam and is the second largest Vietnamese city, with more than 8 million residents.
Sutro Tower
37.755230°,-122.452840° - Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Sutro Tower emerges from orange skies as smoke and ash blocked out nearly all sunlight over San Francisco, California yesterday. This other-worldly glow darkened the city, even in the middle of the day. Scientists say intense updrafts from the blazes have pushed smoke particles as high as 50,000 feet (15,000 m) into the atmosphere. Sutro is a 977-foot-tall (298 m) TV and radio antenna tower situated on Twin Peaks in San Francisco.
Greenland Ice Melt Timelapse
69.621400°,-49.758500° - NASA
Each year during the spring and summer, the surface of Greenland transforms from a solid white to one where blue streams and lakes emerge. This melting contributes directly to sea level rise because the water that is frozen here is situated on top of a large land mass (in contrast to floating sea ice that makes up much of the rest of the Arctic ice). In this Timelapse, clear differences in ice coverage and melting can be observed at roughly the same time of year from 2014 to 2016. Scientists estimate that half of the ice loss from Greenland has been caused by increased air and surface temperatures and the other half from the speeding up of the flow of ice into the sea from glaciers, propelled by a warmer ocean.
Berlin
52.534336°,13.425719° - Maxar
This Overview captures the Winsviertel and Bötzowviertel quarters in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany. This area is characterized by relatively uniform, five-story apartment buildings built in closed blocks. More often than not, these blocks are quite large and have abundant backyards — some even have a perimeter of more than a kilometer (0.6 miles).
Odessa, Ukraine
46.485722°,30.743444° - Maxar
Odessa, Ukraine, is a a major seaport and transport hub located on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. It is also the third-largest Ukrainian city, with about one million residents. This Overview shows the gridded streets of the city’s center surrounding Shevchenko Park, which contains the Chornomorets Football Stadium.
Nanhui New City
30.900000°,121.933333° - Maxar
Nanhui New City is a planned city under construction in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. Scheduled to be completed this year, the city aims to attract 450,000 residents and 10 million tourists annually. Much of Nanhui New City, which surrounds the circular Dishui Lake, is built upon land reclaimed from the sea.
Overview Timelapse
37.819929°,-122.478255° - Maxar
Overview Timelapse is a photographic survey of the state of change on Earth today. With human activity driving this transformation faster than ever, visible signs can now be seen across the planet. With more than 250 new, mesmerizing images such as sprawling cities and the patterns created by decades of deforestation, this book offers a fresh perspective of change on Earth from a larger-than-life scale.
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