Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands
164 x 120 JPEG
Published June 20, 2005
The Port of Rotterdam, also known as Europoort (Eurogate), has been an important trading center since approximately AD 1250. The history of the port reflects the evolution of the world’s economic base. Originally serving the North Sea herring fleets, it rapidly grew into a major mercantile port during the Dutch colonial period. The 19th century witnessed the Industrial Revolution, and steel and coal became major commodities passing through the port. Following the development of petroleum as a primary energy resource in the early 20th century, the port expanded westward to accommodate storage facilities and large oil tankers.
Related images:
540 x 540 JPEG
1000 x 1000 862 KB - JPEG
342 x 228 JPEG
The Low Countries
720 x 480 JPEG
Published June 19, 2005
850 x 1100 331 KB - JPEG
3400 x 4400 3 MB - JPEG
1700 x 2200 1 MB Bytes - JPEG
Fires in Northern Quebec
2500 x 2500 3 MB - JPEG
Dust storm in Southern Iraq
Published June 18, 2005
700 x 550 80 KB - JPEG
2800 x 2200 712 KB - JPEG
1400 x 1100 271 KB - JPEG
Greenland Melt Zones
540 x 405 JPEG
Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast
115 x 150 JPEG
Published June 17, 2005
850 x 1100 199 KB - JPEG
1700 x 2200 731 KB - JPEG
3400 x 4400 2 MB - JPEG
Meltwater ponds along Greenland West Coast (false color)
850 x 1100 231 KB - JPEG
1700 x 2200 848 KB - JPEG
Earthquake in Northern Chile
540 x 584 JPEG
2711 x 2482 2 MB - JPEG
Fires in Kazakhstan
Published June 16, 2005
In this part of Kazakhstan, winters are cold and short, and summers are long, hot, and dry. In the summer, the possibility of out-of-control fires is high, due to both lightning and human activities, such as intentional pasture fires that escape.
540 x 334 JPEG
4337 x 3253 4 MB - JPEG
5459 x 4448 65 MB - GeoTIFF
Northeastern Siberia
900 x 750 230 KB - JPEG
3600 x 3000 2 MB - JPEG
1800 x 1500 906 KB - JPEG
Fires in Central Africa
1400 x 1800 870 KB - JPEG
5600 x 7200 7 MB - JPEG
700 x 900 290 KB - JPEG
2800 x 3600 3 MB - JPEG
150 x 115 JPEG