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Monterrey
25.666667°,-100.300000° - Google Timelapse
Monterrey is one of the largest metropolises in Mexico, but it has not always been that way. Its population has more than doubled since 1985, from 2.3 to 5.3 million, driven by pro-economic development policies, modern infrastructure and its strategic location near the United States border. The city is adjacent to Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, with 680 square miles (1,770 sq km) of rugged, folding mountain ranges.
Yarlung Tsangpo River
29.265970°,91.300070° - NASA
The Yarlung Tsangpo River changes course over the years as it flows across the Tibetan Plateau. Stretching 1,760 miles (2,840 kilometers) across China, India, and Bangladesh, the river is the 11th longest in Asia. The section of river seen here is located south of the city of Lhasa, Tibet.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
-30.756582°,121.489551° - Vantor
Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a city in Western Australia, located adjacent to the Fimiston Open Pit gold mine. Founded in 1893 during the Western Australian gold rushes, it lies on the traditional lands of the Wangkatja people and has a population of about 29,000. Fimiston, also called “Super Pit,” is the sixth-deepest open-pit mine in the world, at 1,968 feet (600 m).
Derna Flooding Aftermath
32.763611°,22.636111° - Vantor
A low-angle view of the flooding in Derna, Libya shows the scale of destruction there as rescue and recovery efforts begin. Roads, bridges, dams and entire neighborhoods were washed away by floodwaters, leading to many thousand casualties. Other towns and cities along Libya’s Mediterranean coast were damaged by the deluge, though none as badly as Derna.
Estonian Oil Shale Mine
59.276660°,27.758794° - Google Timelapse
The Narva open-pit oil shale mine, in northeastern Estonia, is one of the world’s largest producers of shale oil. This Timelapse video illustrates the mine’s use of area stripping, a method that removes earth in long strips and uses overburden to fill the excavation produced by the previous strip. Estonia is second only to China in shale oil production and it is the only country in the world to use shale oil as its primary energy source.
Flooding in Libya
32.763611°,22.636111° - Planet
The city of Derna, Libya was destroyed by catastrophic flooding, following heavy rains from Storm Daniel that made landfall there on Sunday. Rushing water from higher elevations broke through two dams before descending on the city, where it washed out bridges, flooded streets, and even carried entire neighborhoods into the Mediterranean Sea. The flooding has resulted in more than 5,000 deaths so far.
Texas Drill Pipe Manufacturing
29.786829°,-94.897310° - Nearmap
Thousands of drill pipe sections are stored at a manufacturing plant in Baytown, Texas. These hollow pipes are primarily used on drilling rigs, where they are linked together and plunged several miles into the Earth’s crust to help extract oil. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, global demand for oil has plummeted (along with prices and available storage space), leading to a massive decrease in production.
World Trade Center Aftermath
40.711596°,-74.013218° - NOAA
This Overview was captured above Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan on September 23, 2001. Today, on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we pay tribute to the victims, survivors, first responders and families affected. We hope this memory serves as a reminder of how essential it is to foster an appreciation and love for our fellow man.
Mexico City Texcoco Airport
19.500000°,-98.997500° - Vantor
Crowded blocks of Mexico City run adjacent to the abandoned site of Mexico City Texcoco Airport, a planned airport that was never finished. In 2018, after years of construction, a referendum passed in favor of moving the US$13.3 billion project to a new location. As a result, Felipe Ángeles International Airport was constructed further north of the city (and opened in 2022), and the site shown here is slated to become an ecological park and restoration area.
Salton Sea Agriculture
33.313056°,-115.834444° - NASA / Google Timelapse
The Salton Sea is a shallow, landlocked, highly saline lake at the southern end of California. For thousands of years, the Colorado River has flowed into the lake’s valley, or has been diverted around it, depositing silt and creating fertile farmland. Roughly 1,700 square miles (4,400 square kilometers) of agricultural development stretches from the Salton Sea to the US-Mexico border, growing a variety of crops like asparagus, squash, tomatoes, watermelons, and dates.
Stuyvesant Town
40.732000°,-73.978000° - Nearmap
Stuyvesant Town is a residential community on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. In total, combined with neighboring Peter Cooper Village, its 110 red brick buildings contain 11,250 apartments, providing homes for slightly more than 21,000 people. The development, commonly known as StuyTown, opened in 1942 and primarily housed veterans returning to the United States from World War II.
Dead Sea
31.500000°,35.500000° - Google Timelapse
The Dead Sea, which straddles the border between Israel and Jordan, has changed shape over the years. Its surface area has dropped from 410 square miles in 1930 to 234 square miles today (1,050-605 square km), causing it to split into two basins in 1979. Since then, its southern basin has been partitioned into a series of saltwater evaporation pans.
Xico Crater
19.259820°,-98.942070° - Vantor
The city of Xico, in the southeastern corner of Mexico City, surrounds a large volcanic crater. Known as Cerro de Xico, or “Hill of Xico,” the 1-kilometer-wide crater provides fertile soil and naturally protected farmland amid the ever-advancing sprawl of Mexico City. The Xico Crater and all of its surroundings were once submerged by Lake Chalco, until the 16th or 17th century when the lake began to be drained for agriculture and development.
Winnipeg
49.925864°,-97.108445° - Nearmap
The Red River winds through the north end of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Located near the longitudinal center of North America, Winnipeg is a railway and transportation hub known as the "Gateway to the West." It has a metropolitan population of nearly 840,000.
Vondelpark
52.358000°,4.868000° - Vantor
The Vondelpark is a public park in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which attracts more than 10 million visitors each year. In addition to ample green spaces and ponds, the Vondelpark contains an open-air theater, sculptures, athletic facilities, and numerous playgrounds. At 120 acres (47 hectares), it is the largest park in the city.
AAMI Park
-37.825278°,144.983889° - Nearmap
AAMI Park is an outdoor sports stadium in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, constructed between 2007 and 2010. The 30,000-seat stadium features a geodesic dome roof with thousands of LED lights on its exterior, capable of displaying a variety of patters and images. Its rectangular playing surface allows it to host rugby, soccer and Australian rules football matches, as well as large concerts.
Zagros Mountains
30.267173°,53.577873° - Vantor
A dusting of snow accents the mountainous landscape of Fars Province in southwestern Iran. This region lies in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, where peaks reach around 13,000 feet (4,000 m), winters are moderate to cold, and summers are mild. The Zagros are rich in limestone, and the mountains shown in this Overview likely contain the reddish-brown Asmari Limestone.
Mercedes Benz Stadium
33.755148°,-84.401215° - Nearmap
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a 71,000-seat, multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Opened in 2017, it serves as the home field of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer. The stadium's signature feature is its retractable roof, which features a "pinwheel" consisting of eight translucent, triangular panels.
Salina, Italy
38.565278°,14.833333° - Airbus Space
Salina is the second largest of the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic archipelago north of Sicily, Italy. Its 10 square miles (27 square km) of surface area are primarily composed of six volcanoes. Two of its most prominent peaks — Monte dei Porri (bottom) and Monte Fossa delle Felci (top) — are seen here. The island is home to approximately 2,600 people.
Antalya at Night
36.915451°,30.701941° - NASA
The city of Antalya, Türkiye at night, captured by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Located along the Mediterranean Sea, Antalya is the fifth most-populous city in Türkiye with over 2.6 million people in its metropolitan area. Amid the bright lights of the city, the outlines of the pentagonal Zeytinpark and of Antalya Airport are visible.
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