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Chilean Protests
-33.437000°,-70.634411° - Maria Gracia Subercaseaux
On Friday, more than a million people gathered at a peaceful protest in Santiago, Chile, calling for social reform. Originally sparked by an increase in metro fares, the movement has grown over the past several days to address broader issues of living costs and inequality. More than 20 people have been killed since the protests began, and today Chilean President Sebastián Piñera removed eight members of his cabinet in an attempt to quell protests.
Subang Jaya
3.045338°,101.585428° - Maxar Technologies
Subang Jaya is a municipality in the Greater Kuala Lumpur Petaling District of Malaysia. Before it was turned into a residential community in 1974, this area housed a rubber plantation for a major Malaysian conglomerate. It was granted municipal status in 1997 and has since grown rapidly into a global city and regional education hub.
Camargue Salt Ponds
43.387500°,4.804000° - Maxar Technologies
Vibrantly colored salt evaporation ponds are seen adjacent to Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône in southern France. This region — known as the Camargue — lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta, forming a natural series of brine lagoons. Salt has been produced in this region for thousands of years and is sought-after worldwide for its superior quality.
Bourg-Royal
46.882624°,-71.257800° - Nearmap
Bourg-Royal is one of 35 neighborhoods in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The suburb’s streets are arranged in a semi-circular pattern around a square center, leaving room for lawn space and — as is evident in this Overview — nearly every home to have a pool. Bourg-Royal is home to approximately 14,000 people.
Grande Dixence Dam
46.080556°,7.403889° - Maxar Technologies
The Grande Dixence Dam in the canton of Valais in Switzerland is the tallest gravity dam in the world with a height of 935 feet (285 m). A gravity dam resists the horizontal thrust of the contained water, in this case the Dixence River, entirely by its own weight. The Grand Dixence took 14 years to construct, contains approximately six million cubic meters of concrete, and generates power for more than 400,000 Swiss homes.
Coal Trains in Alliance, Nebraska
42.082523°,-102.890045° - Maxar Technologies
Coal trains — some full, others empty — idle in a railyard next to a pivot irrigation circle in Alliance, Nebraska, USA. The city is located in the Powder River Basin — one of the world’s largest coal-mining areas — and serves as a stopping point for trains en route to power plants in the Midwest and Southern parts of the country.
Luoyuan Bay Aquaculture
26.408924°,119.741132° - Maxar Technologies
Seafood farms cover the surface of Luoyuan Bay in the Fujian province of China. Underneath the water is a vast network of lines, cages, and nets for the growth of various seafood species including crabs, lobsters, scallops, and carp. For a sense of scale, approximately 2.3 square miles (6 square km) of the bay is seen here.
Mesa Mobile Homes
33.410401°,-111.724340° - Nearmap
Mobile home and RV parks cover a considerable portion of eastern Mesa, Arizona. Pictured on the right side of this Overview is one such park — the Venture Out RV Resort, a master-planned retirement community with more than 1,740 homes. Located about 20 miles (32 km) outside of Phoenix, Mesa is the largest suburban city by population in the United States, with upwards of 500,000 residents.
Hurricane Dorian
24.250000°,-76.000000° - ESA - European Space Agency
This image, captured by the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite, shows Hurricane Dorian pummeling the Bahamas on Monday, September 2. Having reached Category 5 intensity with sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), the storm is reported to be one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. It is currently a Category 2 hurricane and is expected to continue up the southeastern coast of the United States. Several fatalities have been recorded and numerous homes and infrastructure have been destroyed.
Makoko
6.495556°,3.394167° - Maxar Technologies
Makoko is a floating village in Lagos, Nigeria. Residents, approximately 85,000 in total, use wooden canoes to navigate the narrow canals and move about the neighborhood. In recent years, there has been great dispute over this area as the government has attempted to demolish homes to allow for the construction of more valuable, waterfront real estate.
Boeing 737 Max Parking Lot
47.529245°,-122.309162° - Nearmap
Dozens of 737 MAX jetliners cover a parking lot at Boeing's factory in Seattle, Washington. This model has been grounded since March following two fatal crashes in less than six months. July was Boeing's fifth consecutive month without a new order for the 737 MAX and its least productive month for plane deliveries since November 2008.
The Islands, Gilbert, Arizona
33.343010°,-111.815760° - Nearmap
The Islands is a master-planned community within the town of Gilbert, Arizona. Located approximately 16 miles (25.7 km) southeast of Phoenix, the community contains 2,633 residential homes, 272 apartments and 26 commercial properties. In recent decades, Gilbert has made a rapid transformation from a small, agriculture-based community to a suburban center, seeing its population grow from 5,717 in 1980 to upwards of 208,000 in 2010.
Third Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota
44.982972°,-93.259417° - Nearmap
Cars make their way across the Third Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Originally known as the St. Anthony Falls Bridge, the multi-arched bridge carries road traffic across the Mississippi River and crosses right above the upper fringes of Saint Anthony Falls. It is 2,223 feet (667 m) long, 54 feet (16.4 m) wide, and has a clearance of 42 feet (12.8 m).
Fall Foliage in Nashua, New Hampshire
42.760321°,-71.484009° - Nearmap
Colorful fall foliage blankets the landscape around Nashua, New Hampshire. With the arrival of autumn and colder temperatures in the northeastern United States, leaves begin to change colors and create vibrant views like this one. Thousands of tourists flock to New Hampshire (and the rest of New England) during this season to take advantage of scenic drives and “leaf-peeping” tours.
Saskatoon Airplanes
52.169389°,-106.681472° - Nearmap
Several jets are parked outside a hangar at the John G. Diefenbaker International Airport in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. With two runways, nine passenger bridges and three ground-loading positions, the airport handles just under 1.5 million passengers per year. By contrast, the busiest airport in Canada (Toronto Pearson International) handles nearly 50 million passengers annually.
Seaweed Farms off South Korea's southern coast
34.396552°,127.261377° - Maxar Technologies
Seaweed farms surround Sisan Island, off the south coast of South Korea. In “fields” like these, seaweed is often grown on ropes attached to buoys, which hold the crop near the water’s surface. The southern waters of South Korea are ripe with aquaculture operations like these; in fact, this region produces 90% of the nation’s seaweed crop.
Memorial City Interchange
29.784528°,-95.563194° - Nearmap
A stack interchange forms at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Interstate 10 in Memorial City, Texas. Officially known as the “Memorial Management District,” Memorial City is a commercial district of Houston. Stack interchanges eliminate the problems of vehicle weaving, but have a large footprint and are widely considered to be an eyesore by those who live near them.
Sunglow Pier
29.146556°,-80.964778° - Nearmap
Sunglow Pier extends into the Atlantic Ocean from the shore of Daytona Beach, Florida. The pier is a popular fishing spot for visitors, with an on-site rod, reel and bait shop and a small restaurant. Daytona Beach has more than 23 miles (37 km) of white sand beaches.
Brazilian Mining Waste Disaster
-20.119722°,-44.121389° - Maxar Technologies
Last Friday, a tailings dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in Brumadinho, Brazil, spilling out more than 3 billion gallons (12 billion liters) of red mud and debris. Click the image below to see the areas around the dam before and after its collapse.Homes, cars, buses and other structures were engulfed by the sludgy spill, and the region’s entire ecosystem is expected to be impacted by the contaminants in the tailings — which include waste rock and other residue left over after ore extraction. As of today, media sources are reporting at least 99 people have died and more than 270 are missing.
Moloka'i, Hawaii.
21.090000°,-157.225944° - Maxar Technologies
Waves roll into the shores of Moloka'i, Hawaii. At 260 square miles (673 sq. km), the volcanic island is the fifth largest of the Hawaiian Islands and contains some of the highest sea cliffs in the world. Moloka'i is known for its cattle ranches, pineapple farms, and is also a popular tourist destination. Want a copy of this Overview to hang in your home? It’s available for purchase in our Printshop! Head over to dailyoverview.com/printshop to find it and other prints for sale.
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