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Arrowhead and Kauffman Stadiums
39.051389°,-94.480556° - Maxar Technologies
Arrowhead and Kauffman Stadiums in Kansas City, Missouri, are home to the Kansas City Chiefs (American football) and Kansas City Royals (baseball), respectively. Together, the two stadiums make up the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex and have a combined seating capacity of more than 114,000.
Carrara Marble
44.100989°,10.131797° - Maxar Technologies
Marble quarriers are visible in Carrara, Italy. The blue-grey marble that is extracted here is widely used in sculpture like Michelangelo’s David and in building decor like that of The Pantheon. With more than 650 active or abandoned quarry sites, more marble has been extracted here than any other place on earth. /// Created by @dailyoverview, source imagery: @maxartechnologies
Polk Power Plant
27.722905°,-81.989787° - Maxar Technologies
The TECO Polk Power Station occupies 2,837 acres (1,148 hectares) in Bradley Junction, Polk County, Florida. This integrated coal gasification combined-cycle power plant produces roughly 1,400 megawatts of electricity — enough to serve 75,000 homes in the greater Tampa area. This Overview shows the facility surrounded by reclaimed water, which it cleans and uses in the process of generating electricity.
Brick Kilns
23.767575°,90.318299° - Maxar Technologies
Kilns for firing and making bricks are scattered across the landscape in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Almost all bricks in the country are made using a 150-year-old process where soil is mixed with water, formed into bricks using wooden molds, left to dry in the sun, and then burned in these orange, traditional kilns. As the widespread use of old kilns has hampered air quality in the country, local groups and the government have been working to increase the use of "clean" brick kilns with more sustainable technology.
Zion's Hill
17.643056°,-63.226944° - Maxar Technologies
Zion’s Hill, also known by its former name Hell’s Gate, is a town on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. It is the first town one reaches after leaving Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, which has the shortest commercial runway in the world at 1,312 feet (400 m) long. With a land area of just 5 square miles (13 square km) and about 2,000 inhabitants, Saba is the smallest territory by permanent population in the Americas.
Las Coloradas
21.608056°,-87.983889° - Maxar Technologies
Huge sea salt evaporation ponds add color to the landscape of Las Coloradas, a community in Yucatán, Mexico. These ponds are part of an area that refines about 750,000 tons of sodium each year and produces six different types of table salt. The brilliant color of the water comes from salt-loving microorganisms, which serve as a source of food — and a source of pigment — for a thriving population of flamingos.
Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa
63.881121°,-22.450751° - Maxar Technologies
The Blue Lagoon is a man-made geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland, located near the fishing town of Grindavík. The water, which comes from the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power station, gets its milky blue shade from its high silica content. Just 12 miles (20 km) from Keflavík International Airport, the Blue Lagoon is a frequent pre- or post-flight pit stop for travelers and is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland.
Oil Field Service Ships
5.263871°,115.257724° - Maxar Technologies
Oil field service ships anchor offshore of Labuan, a territory of Malaysia that is located off the coast of Borneo. In addition to being an offshore financial center, Labuan is a support hub for deepwater oil and gas activities in the region. The economy of Labuan is heavily dependent on its fossil fuel resources, which account for 65% of its exports.
Copenhagen Kastellet
55.691417°,12.595528° - Maxar Technologies
Kastellet — or “The Citadel” in English — is a star fortress located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in October 1664 as part of a continuous ring of star forts surrounding the city, and it remains one of the best preserved ramparts of its kind in Northern Europe. Kastellet still houses some Danish military operations today, though it primarily serves as a public park and historic site.
Minsk, Belarus
53.900000°,27.566667° - Maxar Technologies
Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, situated on the Svislač River. Home to just under 2 million people, it is a modern city characterized by monumental Stalinist architecture — grand buildings, broad avenues and wide squares. In recent years, Minsk has been continuously decentralizing and more development is planned for several areas outside the city centre.
Seattle Spiders
47.621500°,-122.350861° - Nearmap
Don't worry — even though they look real, these giant spiders are just 3-D paintings on the roof of the Seattle Center Armory in Seattle, Washington. Muralist Marlin Peterson painted these two Opiliones, or "Harvestmen" arachnids in August 2012 through a grant from the Washington State Artist Trust. Situated just under the iconic Space Needle observation tower, the mural is viewed from above by nearly 1.3 million visitors per year.
Palm Tree Plantation
3.187112°,101.498676° - Maxar Technologies
Palm tree plantations surround the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Oil-producing palm trees were introduced to the country in the 1970s in order to diversify the local agriculture, which was heavily reliant on the rubber tree at the time. The trees are cultivated in terraces, cut into the contours of hills, to avoid erosion caused by streaming water. Malaysia is now one of the world's largest suppliers of palm oil, exporting nearly 18 million tonnes per year.
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.
Reggane Rock Formations
25.017389°,-3.050361° - Maxar Technologies
This Overview shows colorful rock formations in the Sahara Desert, west of the town of Reggane, Algeria. The climate in this region is torrid and almost rainless, with an average annual rainfall of less than 0.4 inches (10 mm). In the summer, daytime temperatures are known to consistently reach 122°F (50°C), earning this area its nickname — the “triangle of fire.”
Daly City, California
37.686892°,-122.468020° - Nearmap
Skyline Boulevard (officially State Route 35) runs through a residential neighborhood in the Westlake District of Daly City, California. Located just south of San Francisco, Westlake is one of the first post-World War II suburbs in the United States. Its endless rows of uniform homes were the inspiration for Malvina Reynolds' 1962 folk song, "Little Boxes" — which singer Pete Seeger turned into the anti-conformity anthem of its era.
Baltic Algae Bloom
55.693089°,18.730060° - NASA
A massive bloom of cyanobacteria is seen in the Baltic Sea. In August 2015, a bloom spanning more than 100 square kilometers covered these waters. Cyanobacteria are a type of marine bacteria that capture and store solar energy through photosynthesis. While some are toxic to humans and animals, large blooms can cause an oxygen-depleted dead zone where other organisms cannot survive.
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