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Sun Lakes
33.208518°,-111.876263° - Maxar Technologies
Sun Lakes, Arizona, USA is a planned community with a population of approximately 14,000 residents, most of whom are senior citizens. According to US census data, only 0.1% of the community’s 6,683 households are home to children under the age of 18.
Eagles Super Bowl Parade
39.965570°,-75.180966° - Maxar Technologies
Millions of fans flooded the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday to attend the Super Bowl parade for the Eagles’ championship victory. Official estimates suggest more than two million fans were in attendance, including a massive collection of people seen here in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
DuSable Harbor
41.885597°,-87.611850° - Nearmap
Sailboats are docked at DuSable Harbor in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The facility is located on Lake Michigan in the heart of the city’s downtown area and contains 420 slips for boats between 30 to 60 feet in length.
Greek Olive Groves
35.078525°,25.047392° - Maxar Technologies
Olive tree groves surround the village of Ινία, Greece. Approximately 90% of all harvested olives are turned into oil; the remaining 10% are eaten as table olives.
Tibet Colorful Mountains
29.907778°,86.555000° - Maxar Technologies
Bright colors accent the peaks and valleys of a mountain range in Ngamring County, a remote section of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Population density in this area is slightly more than 4 people per square mile, or 2.5 per square kilometer.
March For Our Lives
38.893596°,-77.014570° - Maxar Technologies
An estimated crowd of 200,000 people attended the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. A section of Pennsylvania Avenue, stretching from the U.S. Capitol Building up towards The White House, is seen covered with participants here. Led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the march sought to raise awareness of gun violence and called for increased gun control legislation. In addition to the event in Washington, hundreds of others took place throughout the United States and around the world.
Sahara Desert Sand Dunes
23.100944°,-7.117417° - Maxar Technologies
Sand dunes zigzag across the Sahara Desert in the Tiris Zemmour Region of Mauritania. Since the majority of Mauritania is covered by desert, temporary dune ranges like those in this Overview can form, disappear and reform as sands shift. Average rainfall in Tiris Zemmour is around 3.9 inches (100mm) per year.
Jiangsu Province Bagua
31.647722°,119.533556° - Maxar Technologies
An earth-formed Bagua arrangement is pictured amid the shallow waters of Changdang Lake, in China’s Jiangsu Province. An important symbol in Taoist cosmology, the Bagua consists of a yin-yang surrounded by eight sets of three-line patterns. This particular arrangement, known as “Later Heaven,” is symbolic of achieving balance and accepting change as time passes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marblehead Boats
42.495346°,-70.848786° - Nearmap
Hundreds of boats take harbor in a bay next to Marblehead, Massachusetts, a coastal town roughly 16 miles (25km) north of Boston. With a population of about 20,000, Marblehead has roots in commercial fishing, whaling, and yachting. In fact, it is often referred to as the birthplace of the United States Navy, as many of its resident sailors played a pivotal role in the American Revolution.
Aquatica Water Park
29.458417°,-98.698139° - Nearmap
Check out this Overview of Aquatica, a water park in San Antonio, Texas. Constructed in 2012, Aquatica boasts several water slides, pools, a 42,000-square-foot beach area, an aviary, and its signature “Stingray Falls,” a family raft ride that runs through an underground grotto full of stingrays and tropical fish.
Budapest
47.518667°,19.054139° - Maxar Technologies
Budapest is the capital of and most populous city in Hungary, as well as one of the largest cities in the European Union. It is home to more than 1,750,000 people and the birthplace of Ernő Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube. The Danube River enters Budapest from the north and encircles several islands, including Margaret Island, which can be seen at the top of this Overview.
Naval Outlying Field Spencer
30.624667°,-87.139750° - Nearmap
Naval Outlying Field Spencer is a military airport roughly two miles northeast of Pace, Florida, in Santa Rosa County. Centered on 640 acres, its eight equally-sized runways form two overlapping squares: one with corners pointing North, South, East and West, and another that is rotated 45 degrees.
Washington, D.C. Tidal Basin
38.887333°,-77.039389° - Nearmap
Independence Avenue encircles a section of the Tidal Basin Reservoir in Washington, D.C. Originally named South B Street, this major roadway was constructed between 1791 and 1823 and passes by many of the city’s monuments, including the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. In the spring, it is also a popular route for viewing Washington D.C.’s cherry blossoms, some of which can be seen in this Overview.
Manheim Auto Auction Lot
40.140361°,-76.396770° - Nearmap
Vehicles await auction on a large lot in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1945, this facility is the world’s largest wholesale auto auction, handling around 8 million vehicles per year at more than 100 locations worldwide. The lot seen in this Overview is approximately 500 acres (200 hectares) in size.
San Cristóbal Volcano
12.703833°,-87.000778° - Maxar Technologies
San Cristóbal Volcano is the highest and one of the most active volcanoes in Nicaragua. Standing at 5,725 feet (1,745 m), it is located in the northwest corner of the country near the city of Chinandega. San Cristóbal has been consistently active since 1997, including an eruption on Christmas Day in 2012 that caused hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate.
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