Sado Island’s Riches

On this Japanese island, fertile plains are sandwiched between mountain ranges that were mined for gold and silver.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published January 28, 2025
Data acquired April 22, 2024

Source:

Landsat 8 > OLI

Collection:

International Parks and UNESCO Sites