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Barcelona, Spain
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Published February 19, 2007
Barcelona, Spain, occupies a low plateau along the Mediterranean coastal plain. The city is the second largest in Spain (after the capital, Madrid), and it hosts the country’s largest seaport, portions of which are visible in the lower right of the image. This detailed astronaut photograph captures several notable features of the Barcelona urban landscape. The architectural design of the Eixample district (image center) displays a grid pattern distinctive for Barcelona. Built during the 19th and 20th centuries, the district was built with octagonal city blocks—rectangular blocks with the corners cut off. (At the level of detail of this photograph, the blocks appear to be squares.) The original intention was for buildings to occupy only two or three sides of the octagonal blocks, surrounding gardens and open space. While the original street grid pattern remains, today many of the octagonal blocks are completely built up.
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Lake Khanka in Eastern Russia and China
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Published February 18, 2007
At the juncture of the border between China and Russia sits Lake Khanka, also known as Lake Xinghai. Due to their importance to plant and animal species, the lake and the surrounding wetlands are protected by the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the protection and sustainable use of wetlands. Migratory birds that frequent this lake include several endangered species, such as the Japanese crane.
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Dust storm over the Persian Gulf
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Published February 17, 2007
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Summer on the Antarctic Peninsula
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Soufriere Hills on Montserrat
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Published February 16, 2007
Kerguelen Islands
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Published February 15, 2007
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Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal
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The Andaman Islands consist of more than 500 islands in the Bay of Bengal. The largest islands comprise Great Andaman, easily seen from space.
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Chambeshi River Floods, Zambia
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Published February 13, 2007
Zambia’s Chambeshi River had been transformed from a barely visible line to a broad lake more than 20 kilometers wide on February 6, 2007. Many rivers in southern Africa, including the Zambezi, pushed over their banks in early 2007 under the onslaught of an exceptionally early and heavy rainy season.
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