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Sebkhat El Melah, Tunisia
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Published December 7, 2008
Along Tunisia’s southeastern coast is a flat plain of about 150 square kilometers (58 square miles) that lies below sea level. Known as Sebkhat El Melah (or Sebkha El Melah), it is in an evaporite basin.
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Fall Colors in Pennsylvania
Published December 3, 2008
Resembling a work of art, this Landsat image of fall colors in the mountains of central Pennsylvania illustrates both the yearly cycle of change in forests and fields and the slow shaping of a landscape over millions of years.
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Barberton Mountains, South Africa
Published November 23, 2008
The mountains around the town of Barberton, South Africa, are rich in both history and prehistory. Referred to as the Barberton Greenstone, these mountains derive their name from their greenish hue, and they comprise what may be the world’s best-known greenstone belt.
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Cheju Island, South Korea
Published November 16, 2008
Cheju Island is an oval-shaped volcanic landmass off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula. The island’s dominant feature is Halla Mountain, a volcano that has been dormant since the early eleventh century.
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Tripoli, Libya
Published November 9, 2008
Deserts cover Libya’s interior, but cities such as Tripoli have expanded along the fertile lowlands of the country’s coast.
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Sidi Toui National Park, Tunisia
Published November 2, 2008
Sidi Toui National Park is in the southern half of Tunisia, in a relatively mountainous area close to the Libyan border.
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