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New Zealand

This true-color MODIS image shows the North and South Islands of New Zealand, southeast of Australia. New Zealand is separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea, and the country's East Coast faces the South Pacific Ocean. The Cook Strait separates the two islands. The bright blue perimeter could be phytoplankton or sediment.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA/GSFC

Published August 19, 2001
Data acquired August 15, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
Visible Earth