Band-e-Amir National Park, Afghanistan

Rugged mountains and towering cliffs surround the deep blue waters of the chain of lakes at the heart of Afghanistan’s new national park, Band-e-Amir.

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NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data provided by the United States Geological Survey. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published April 25, 2009
Data acquired October 22, 2002

Source:

Landsat 7