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Temporary Shelters in Tara Goan Park
27.720216°,85.352543° - Maxar Technologies
As many of you know, a powerful earthquake struck the country of Nepal this past Saturday. Due to tremendous damage and fear of aftershocks, many people have moved to open spaces outdoors. Satellite images taken in recent days over the city of Kathmandu show a number of these shelters appearing across the city - like the ones seen in this Overview of Tara Goan Park. To donate to Red Cross relief efforts, click . Our thoughts are with the people of Nepal during this difficult time.
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.
Calbuco Volcano eruption
-41.222173°,-72.567814° - Maxar Technologies
The Calbuco Volcano in southern Chile is spewing ash again today, following two massive eruptions last week. Chilean authorities stated that the initial eruptions released approximately 210 million cubic meters of ash into the air. Striking infrared satellite images taken in recent days show the town of Ensenada, located at the based on the volcano, covered in a thick layer of gray dust.
Thomson Correctional Center
41.972222°,-90.108333° - Maxar Technologies
Thomson Correctional Center is maximum security prison located in Thomson, Illinois, USA. The facility has a capacity of 1,600 prisoners that are held within eight cellhouses, surrounded by a 15-foot, 7000 volt electric fence and an additional 12-foot fence covered with razor wire.
Lake Hood Seaplane Base
61.181667°,-149.966389° - Maxar Technologies
The Lake Hood Seaplane Base, captured here during the frozen-over winter, is located in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Handling an average of 190 flights per day, the facility is the world's busiest airport for seaplanes.
Shivaji Nagar No: 1 and No: 2
19.061699°,72.927082° - Maxar Technologies
Shivaji Nagar No: 1 and No: 2 are two densely populated neighborhoods in Mumbai, India. The area is home to more than 200,000 residents, primarily immigrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (located in Eastern and Northern India, respectively) as well as Bangladesh who have come to Mumbai in search of a better life. The vast majority of the homes here do not have plumbing, running water taps, bathtubs, or toilets.
Atacama Large Millimeter Array
-23.027784°,-67.754811° - Maxar Technologies
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is a collection of radio telescopes in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. Completed in 2013 with 66 12-meter (39 ft), and 7-meter (23 ft) diameter radio telescopes, the facility aims to provide insights on star birth during the early universe and detailed images of planet formation.
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
49.360278°,-0.857222° - Maxar Technologies
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial - located in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France - honors American troops who died in Europe during World War II. More than 9,300 soldiers are buried in the cemetery. Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday observed every year on the last Monday of May to remember the men and women who died while serving in the country's armed forces.
Ancient Ruins of Palmyra
34.547438°,38.274651° - Maxar Technologies
In the past week, fighters from the Islamic State seized the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, Syria. Located at the crossroads of ancient Greek, Roman, Persian, and Islamic cultures, the city contains some of the world’s oldest known antiquities and ruins. The fabled amphitheater and the Temple of Bel seen in this Overview were completed as far back as 32 AD. ISIS despises antiquity since it represents culture that predates Islam and experts predict that they will vandalize and destroy these ancient ruins.
Ferrari World
24.483239°,54.607439° - Maxar Technologies
Ferrari World is an amusement park located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Covering 86,000 square meters, it claims to be the world’s largest indoor theme park and contains "Formula Rossa" - the world's fastest roller coaster.
Interchange construction
33.462551°,-112.426634° - Maxar Technologies
An interchange is constructed around the Pagano Freeway in Avondale, Arizona, USA. On average, an American motorist will pay approximately $171/year in road maintenance taxes.
Blooming tulips
52.384722°,5.399772° - Maxar Technologies
Blooming tulips are seen among the fields of Zeewolde, Netherlands. The country is the world leader in tulip production, growing an estimated 4.3 billion bulbs each year, 2.3 billion of which are made into cut flowers.
Lollapalooza
41.882708°,-87.622667° - Maxar Technologies
The Lollapalooza Music Festival takes places each year at Millennium Park by Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The event hosts more than 160,000 people over a three-day period.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
37.618889°,-122.375000° - Maxar Technologies
San Francisco International Airport is the twenty-first busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, accommodating more than 50 million passengers every year.
Adelaide Rift Complex
-29.791018°,137.823069° - Maxar Technologies
Rock formations of the Adelaide Rift Complex are visible in the South Australian Outback. The swirling patterns are composed of folded and faulted sediments that were deposited there in a large basin more than 540 million years ago. Since then, the land folded and faulted to become a large mountain range and then underwent extensive erosion to become the relatively low ranges that we see today. For a sense of scale, this Overview is approximately 100 square miles.
Roseville Yard
38.728268°,-121.312351° - Maxar Technologies
Roseville Yard, located north of Sacramento, California is the largest rail facility on the west coast of the United States. Operated by the Union Pacific Railroad, the yard accommodates approximately 98 percent of all rail traffic in the north of the state.
The City of Arts and Sciences
39.454528°,-0.350364° - Maxar Technologies
The City of Arts and Sciences is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in Valencia, Spain. Among its many destinations, the facility contains L’Hemisfèric (an IMAX cinema and planetarium), L’Umbracle (a landscaped walking space and outdoor art gallery), and El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (an opera house and performing arts center).
Istanbul Shipyard
40.837223°,29.276616° - Maxar Technologies
The Istanbul Shipyard offers facilities to build or repair fourteen large sea-faring vessels simultaneously. The complex contains cranes that have a lifting capacity of 550 tons as well as the largest drydock in Turkey - stretching more than one thousand feet (310 meters).
Montreal Stadium
45.558000°,-73.552000° - Maxar Technologies
Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada was constructed for the 1976 Olympic Games. The stadium is home to the city's soccer and football teams and also features the world's largest inclined tower (574 feet). Hope all of our followers in Canada had a wonderful Canada Day yesterday!
Soybean fields
-12.366667°,-44.966667° - Maxar Technologies
Soybeans fields straddle the border of São Domingos and São Desidério, Brazil. In 2014, Brazil became the world’s top producer of the crop with a harvest of 90 million metric tons.
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