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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
47.448889°,-122.309444° - Vantor
I’ll be heading to Seattle, Washington, this morning for the State of the Map Conference! My flight to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will be one of the roughly 380,000 aircraft movements that take place at the facility each year and I will be one of roughly 42 millions passengers that travel through the airport annually. The facility also contains a 13,000-car parking garage, the largest structure of its kind in North America, which is visible at the top of this Overview.
Great Exuma Island
23.118750°,-75.050306° - NASA
Several cays extend off the western coast of Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas. Great Exuma is the largest of more than 365 islands in the Exuma district, with an area of 61 square miles (158 sq. km). The Tropic of Cancer, also known as the Northern Tropic, runs across a beach located on Great Exuma.
Bosphorus Bridge
41.045278°,29.034444° - Vantor
The Bosphorus Bridge is one of two suspension bridges that connects Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Last night, members of the Turkish military closed down the bridges during an attempt to seize control from the ruling government. News media are now reporting that government forces have reasserted their control over the country.
Stade de France
48.924444°,2.360000° - Vantor
In a less than an hour, France will square off against Portugal in the finals of Euro 2016 — the championship tournament of European football (soccer) that takes place every four years. The match will be played in Stade de France, the nation’s largest stadium that has a seating capacity of 81,338. Enjoy the game!
Lebrija 1 Solar Power Plant
37.007978°,-6.049281° - Vantor
The Lebrija 1 Solar Power Plant in Lebrija, Spain is comprised of approximately 170,000 individual mirrors installed on 6,048 parabolic troughs. If placed next to one another, the troughs would extend for 60 kilometers.
Jeongwang-dong
37.336147°,126.718587° - Vantor
Jeongwang-dong is an industrial sector in the city of Ansan, South Korea. The Korean government intensively drove a plan to develop the modern city, particularly in this area, with an emphasis on manufacturing. The striking blue color that you see here results from the use of aluminum roofing, which is used for its low cost and longevity.
Trujillo, Peru
-8.112000°,-79.028800° - Vantor
Trujillo is the second largest city in Peru with slightly less than 800,000 residents in its urban area. España Avenue - the circular road that is visible at the center of this Overview - contains the city’s monument area and also traces the historic outline of the defensive wall that was constructed around the city in 1786.
Istanbul at night
41.007964°,28.969139° - NASA
Istanbul is the largest metropolitan area in Turkey, with a population of more than 14 million people. This Overview was captured at night from the International Space Station.
Montauk Point Light
41.070961°,-71.856708° - Vantor
Montauk Point Light is a lighthouse located at the easternmost point of Long Island in the hamlet of Montauk, New York. With its construction authorized by George Washington in April 1792, the building was the first of its kind in New York and is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States.
Caracas
10.500000°,-66.916667° - Vantor
Caracas is the capital and largest city in Venezuela, with more than three million residents. In recent months, plummeting oil prices combined with a significant drought has created a dire situation in cities across the nation. Four hour blackouts are now a regular occurrence and some regions go without power for days at a time. Most supermarkets have almost no food to sell, hospitals have no medicine, and crime is rampant and escalating. We hope this post continues to raise awareness for the crisis in Venezuela and that the situation on the ground improves in the very near future.
Copenhagen Kastellet
55.691417°,12.595528° - Vantor
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.
French Frigate Shoals Airport
23.748888°,-166.154887° - Vantor
French Frigate Shoals Airport is a private airfield on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. Located roughly 560 miles northwest of Honolulu, the airport has a coral surface that is 3,000 feet long, 200 feet wide, and sits just six feet above sea level. It is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is only used for emergencies.
Avalon, New Jersey
39.088889°,-74.738583° - Nearmap
Cottages line the waterways of Avalon, a coastal community in Cape May County, New Jersey. Avalon is home to some of the most expensive real estate on the East Coast of the United States.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
40.764889°,-74.000472° - Nearmap
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is an American maritime and military history museum located on Pier 86 in New York City. Opened in 1982, the museum features the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, the USS Growler submarine, a Lockheed A-12 supersonic reconnaissance plane, the Space Shuttle Enterprise, and many more aircraft.
Rio Tinto River
37.730778°,-6.600667° - Vantor
Since ancient times, the Rio Tinto Mines in Huelva Province, Spain, have been excavated for copper, silver, gold, and other minerals. They are named for the nearby Rio Tinto River, which — as a result of centuries of mining — is extremely acidic and has a distinct red-orange color. After being closed for more than a decade, the mines reopened in 2015 an remain operational today.
Loktak Lake
24.549139°,93.841222° - Vantor
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, covering 111 square miles (287 sq km) in Manipur state. The lake is famous for its phumdis — floating masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter that are unique to its waters. The largest of the phumdis is 15 square miles (40 sq km) in size and contains Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world’s only floating national park.
Puerto Caballas Shoreline
-14.918611°,-75.503056° - Vantor
Waves roll into shore at Puerto Caballas, Peru. This area is part of the San Fernando National Reserve, a 380-acre protected area along the Pacific Ocean that is home to more than 250 species of birds, 90 different kinds of fish and crustaceans, and many reptiles and mammals. To reach this natural wonder, tourists must use off-road vehicles to traverse massive desert sand dunes.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
22.308047°,113.918480° - Vantor
Hong Kong International Airport is located on Chek Lap Kok, an island in Hong Kong’s western waters. It is the world’s busiest cargo gateway and also one of the busiest passenger airports on Earth, handling upwards of 65 million passengers a year. Terminal 1, seen here, measures 570,000 square meters (6.1 million square feet), making it the third largest passenger terminal in the world.
Port Vauban
43.586556°,7.125861° - Vantor
Massive yachts are docked in the stunning blue water of Port Vauban, a harbor located in Antibes on the French Riviera. The facility is the largest marina on the Mediterranean Sea in terms of total tonnage of the boats that are moored here.
Puerto Vallarta
20.640861°,-105.296744° - Vantor
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean. Because of the city’s popularity as a travel destination, more than half of its 221,000 residents work in a tourism-related industry. A tropical climate means the average temperature here is 78 degrees fahrenheit (26 celsius) over the course of a year.
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