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Oroville Dam Spillway
39.539222°,-121.496833° - Nearmap
Water rushes down the main spillway of the Oroville Dam, located on the Feather River in northern California. At 770 feet high (235m), the dam is the tallest in the United States and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation, and flood control. Amid heavy rainfall in February 2017, this spillway was significantly damaged and more than 180,000 people living downstream were evacuated.
Kuata
-17.364778°,177.135889° - Maxar Technologies
Kuata is one of about 20 islands that make up the Yasawa Group, an archipelago in the Western Division of Fiji. Although Kuata is less than one square mile in size, it is a popular tourist destination where visitors enjoy lounging on its beaches, swimming, and snorkeling among friendly white-tipped reef sharks.
Seville Solar Concentrator
37.560556°,-5.331417° - Maxar Technologies
The Gemasolar Solar Concentrator in Seville, Spain, contains 2,650 heliostat mirrors that focus the sun’s thermal energy to heat molten salt flowing through a 460-foot-tall (140m) central tower. The molten salt then circulates from the tower to a storage tank, where it is used to produce steam and generate electricity. In total, the facility displaces approximately 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year.
Port of Tacoma
47.262278°,-122.389556° - Nearmap
A freighter full of shipping containers docks in the Port of Tacoma, located in Washington State. Together, the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle make up the fourth-largest container gateway in North America. In 2016, cargo traffic through the ports totaled 3.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) weighing 28 million metric tons.
Henningsvær Soccer Pitch
68.149194°,14.202139° - Maxar Technologies
Check out this unique soccer pitch in Henningsvær, a fishing village located on several small islands in Norway’s Lofoten archipelago. Situated inside the Arctic Circle, this 74-acre (0.3 sq. km) village has a population of less than 500 people. Henningsvær is a popular tourist destination, attracting hikers, climbers, divers and snorkelers.
Lake Cuowomo, China
29.794222°,86.940833° - Maxar Technologies
The ultramarine waters of Lake Cuowomo add color to the landscape in Ngamring County, a remote section of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. This lake, among others in Tibet, were favorite sites of NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly during his "Year in Space" mission in 2015-16.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
41.978806°,-87.902833° - Nearmap
O'Hare International Airport — located in the far northwest corner of Chicago, Illinois — is the sixth-busiest passenger airport in the world. It provides direct flights to 217 destinations in North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Europe. In 2017, O'Hare served more than 79.8 million passengers.
Khawr Abd Allah Estuary Overturned Boat
30.001528°,47.995083° - Maxar Technologies
A large boat lies overturned in the Khawr Abd Allah estuary, near the city of Umm Qasr in southern Iraq. Since this waterway is close to Iraq’s borders with Kuwait and Iran, it has played an important role in regional conflicts, such as the Iran-Iraq War and the First Gulf War.
Kvíslavatn
64.558333°,-18.578750° - Maxar Technologies
Kvíslavatn is a lake in the Highlands of Iceland, just southeast of the Hofsjökull glacier. It covers an area of roughly 7.75 square miles (20 sq. km) and reaches a depth of 36 feet (11 m). The Icelandic Highlands cover nearly all of the country’s interior and are mostly an uninhabitable volcanic desert.
King River
-42.190139°,145.429806° - Maxar Technologies
Wispy clouds follow the route of the King River through southwestern Tasmania, Australia. Tasmania is an island state of Australia located 150 miles (240km) off the mainland, and much of its 26,410-square-mile (68,401 sq. km) landmass is still densely forested. In this Overview, the King River flows through the Teepookana Forest Reserve, a protected area that spans more than 1.2 million acres (500,000 hectares).
Statue of Liberty
40.689167°,-74.044444° - Nearmap
The incredible shot shows the Statue of Liberty in New York City. The colossal copper structure depicts a robed female figure — Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty — who bears a torch and a tablet upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence — July 4, 1776. The statue is an American icon of freedom and a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.
Saronic Gulf Fish Farming
37.609583°,23.317778° - Maxar Technologies
Check out this Overview, which shows a fish farming operation in the Saronic Gulf, just off the eastern tip of Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula. Fish farming — or pisciculture — involves raising fish in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. In 2015, Greece had at least 300 of these farms and raised more than 242 million pounds (109 million kg) of fish and mussels.
Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange
33.928917°,-118.280583° - Nearmap
The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange is a 130-foot-tall (40 m) stack interchange near the Athens and Watts communities of Los Angeles, California. It is formed by the intersection of Interstate 105 (Glenn M. Anderson Freeway) and Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway). For a full weekend in 2015, one of the interchange ramps was closed for filming the opening musical number of “La La Land.”
Great Salt Lake Evaporation Ponds
41.294750°,-112.258444° - Maxar Technologies
Evaporation ponds in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, are pictured in this Overview. The Great Salt Lake contributes an estimated $1.3 billion annually to Utah’s economy, including $1.1 billion from industry, which is mostly due to mineral extraction. Minerals extracted from the lake include sodium chloride, potassium sulfate, and magnesium-chloride.
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
28.429444°,-81.308889° - Nearmap
Orlando International Airport is a major public airport located six miles (10 km) southeast of Downtown Orlando, Florida. It is the busiest airport in Florida and the eleventh-busiest in the United States, handling more than 44.5 million passengers in 2017. Its hub-and-spoke layout features a large main terminal building surrounded by four airside concourses, with a total of 129 gates.
SLC Aircraft Rescue Firefighter Training Center
40.805778°,-111.988306° - Maxar Technologies
The charred body of an airplane sits on the grounds of the Salt Lake City Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter Training Center, just outside of the city’s international airport. Opened in 1997, this facility was the first training center of its kind in the Western United States. However, due to its age and cost of maintenance, the center is expected to close this June.
Bandar Imam Khomeini Chemical Complex
30.471667°,49.099444° - Maxar Technologies
The Bandar Imam Khomeini petrochemical complex is Iran’s largest supplier of petrochemicals for export, generating millions of tons of petroleum-based products every year. Located in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province, the complex is seen in this Overview adjacent to Musa Bay, a shallow estuary that empties into the Persian Gulf.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya
14.082361°,100.647750° - Maxar Technologies
Wat Phra Dhammakaya is a Buddhist temple in the Khlong Luang District of Thailand, roughly 30 miles north of Bangkok. Established in 1970, the temple uses modern methods and technology to encourage a revival of traditional Buddhist values. Its methods have stirred controversy in Thailand and even caused the ruling military junta to temporarily lock it down in 2017.
Andean Mountain Vineyards
-32.818694°,-70.835639° - Maxar Technologies
Vineyards line the foothills of the Andean Mountains in Chile’s Valparaíso Region, roughly 55 miles (88 km) north of Santiago. Grapes grown in this wine region, called the Aconcagua Valley, are often irrigated with snow melt from surrounding mountains and have produced red wines of international acclaim.
Cleveland Volcano Eruption
52.821694°,-169.946667° - NASA
Check out this incredible shot, which shows the eruption of Cleveland Volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. It was captured in May 2006 by an Expedition 13 crew member aboard the International Space Station. Mount Cleveland is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Arc, having erupted an estimated 22 times in the last 230 years.
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