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Fès el-Bali
34.061111°,-4.977778° - Vantor
Fès el-Bali is the oldest walled part of the city of Fez, Morocco. Its network of very narrow streets and alleyways — some of which are only two feet wide — make it accessible only to pedestrians and occasionally bicycles or motorbikes. With a total population of 156,000, the area is believed to be the biggest car-free urban neighborhood in the world.
Heart Shaped Island
43.978331°,15.382505° - Vantor
Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re spreading the love today with this Overview of Galešnjak - a naturally occurring heart-shaped island, located off the coast of Croatia.
Seuss Landing
28.472889°,-81.470000° - Nearmap
Seuss Landing is one of eight “islands” inside Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida. It is based on the works of author Dr. Seuss and features attractions such as “The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride” and a “Green Eggs and Ham Cafe.” True to Seussian style, the theme park claims that no straight lines exist in its design — even palm trees left bent by Hurricane Andrew were re-planted at the park to advance this theme.
Shuangyu Island
24.374639°,118.063139° - Vantor
Shuangyu Island, also known as Double Fish Island, is a man-made island under construction in Xiamen Bay, Southeast China. Its design, which depicts a pair of dolphins circling each other, calls for roughly 8.8 billion gallons (33.3 billion liters) of reclaimed land to create. The island is slightly more than one mile (1.68 km) in diameter with about 7 miles (11.4 km) of coastline. When finished, it will house a high-end ecological resort.
Svalbard Satellite Station
78.229772°,15.407786° - Vantor
Svalbard Satellite Station, also known as SvalSat, is a satellite ground station near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Its position on the 78th parallel north makes it advantageous for communication with satellites in low polar orbits. SvalSat has 31 multi-mission and customer-dedicated antennas, serving clients like NASA, the European Space Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and others.
Anak Krakatoa Eruption
-6.102111°,105.414222° - Vantor
Check out these amazing shots of the Anak Krakatoa caldera before and after its collapse in December 2018. The first Overview from January 2019 shows rust-colored sulfuric leftovers from the eruption in the surrounding water and the second, taken November 2017, shows smoke and lava flowing out of the caldera about a year before it collapsed. Anak Krakatoa is located in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tiki Island
29.298889°,-94.914444° - Vantor
Tiki Island is a village in Galveston County, Texas, with a population of roughly 970 people. It is largely man made and was built in the 1960s, when developers dug canals and used the fill to elevate the land to between 4 and 10 feet about sea level. Street names on Tiki Island all follow a Polynesian theme, such as: Wahini Street, Lotus Drive, Coral Way and Coconut Street.
Central Sydney
-33.846976°,150.371525° - Nearmap
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with upwards of 5.1 million residents. It is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions covering an area of 4,775 square miles (12,367 sq. km). This Overview shows the Sydney Harbour Bridge connecting city’s central business district (bottom) with the North Shore residential area (top).
Lyon, France
45.757934°,4.764910° - Vantor
Lyon is the third largest city in France, situated at the convergence of the Rhône and Saône Rivers. A section of the city, split by the Rhône, is seen in this Overview. Lyon is often recognized as the birthplace of cinema — pioneered by the Lumière brothers here in 1895 — as well as a major culinary center.
Oceandale Flower Nursery
33.261361°,-117.273111° - Nearmap
A variety of flowers, grasses and other ornamental plants grow on a nursery in Oceanside, California, about 44 miles (70 km) north of San Diego. Plants grown at this facility are sold to landscape contractors, developers, municipalities and other buyers throughout the state.
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
39.858056°,-113.366944° - Nearmap
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge is a wetland oasis in the Great Basin Desert of western Utah, USA. Covering nearly 18,000 acres (7,284 hectares), it is home to a variety of fish, migratory birds, deer, coyotes, pronghorn, cougars and other native species. Fish at the refuge are left over from the ancient Lake Bonneville, which receded 14,000 years ago.
Port Grimaud
43.272222°,6.580278° - Vantor
Port Grimaud is a seaside town located on the French Riviera by the Gulf of Saint Tropez. The development consists of French “Fisherman” style houses built upon channels in a Venetian manner.
Notre Dame Cathedral
48.858951°,2.277020° - Geomni Map Pros
On Monday, April 15, humanity lost timeless pieces of Gothic architecture when fire nearly destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The landmark, which took nearly two centuries to build, lost much of its 800-year-old roof and saw its 19th century spire collapse during the 15-hour blaze. Fortunately, its central structure is still intact, and French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to restore Notre Dame within five years. This aerial photograph shows Notre Dame before the fire, and we hope to bring you post-fire imagery soon.
Winter Garden Driving Range
28.444139°,-81.633694° - Nearmap
A large circular driving range is seen here at the Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in Winter Garden, Florida. Including putting greens and a short-game practice area, the facility covers 42 acres (17 hectares). It is visited by many golf professionals every year; in fact, Tiger Woods once used the driving range to film a commercial with Nike.
Springvale Botanical Cemetery
-37.946001°,145.175793° - Nearmap
Springvale Botanical Cemetery is the largest crematorium and memorial park in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is located in Springvale, a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, and has been in operation since 1901. Originally called The Necropolis Springvale, it was renamed in 2006 to reflect its large gardens, which boast hundreds of varieties of roses, bunya-bunya pine trees, an a Red River Gum tree believed to be about 400 years old.
Port of Antwerp
51.270000°,4.336667° - Vantor
The Port of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, is the second-largest seaport in Europe. Its inland location on a tidal estuary of the Scheldt River gives it an advantage over other North Sea ports, allowing its docks to connect to rail, road, river and canal transit systems. In 2018, nearly 14,600 seagoing vessels called at the Port of Antwerp with a combined transshipment of 235.2 million tonnes.
Bayannur Wulanyiligeng Wind Farm
41.963889°,108.308333° - Vantor
The Bayannur Wulanyiligeng Wind Farm in Inner Mongolia, China, consists of at least 200 wind turbines and can generate nearly 850,000 megawatt hours (850 billion watt hours) of power per year at full operation. Power from the wind farm is sold to the North China Power Grid to substitute for power generated by thermal power plants, thus reducing carbon emissions. The wind farm has the capacity to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 760,000 tonnes annually.
Alabama Tornadoes
32.477972°,-85.367750° - Vantor
Have a look at these Overviews to see the destruction caused by four tornadoes that tore through Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday. Latest news reports say 23 people were killed in the disaster and nearly 80 more were injured. Many trees, homes and other structures were destroyed. According to the National Weather Service, these tornadoes were among a group of 34 that struck Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina over the weekend — with one in Lee County reaching wind speeds of 170 mph (273 km/h).
Toronto
43.718155°,-79.518484° - Vantor
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada, with upwards of 5.9 million people living in its metropolitan area. It is considered one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world; in fact, more than 50 percent of Toronto's residents belong to a visible minority group and more than 160 languages are spoken in the city. This Overview shows several of Toronto's neighborhoods, including pieces of East York, North York and Scarborough.
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
35.351000°,-77.963000° - Nearmap
Planes sit under coverings on the tarmac of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The base was established in June 1942 and served as a training facility throughout World War II before it was deactivated in May 1946. Since reopening as a Tactical Air Command Base in 1956, it has been home to B-52 bombers, KC-10 and KC-135 tankers, and F-4 and F-16 fighters.
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