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Land of Many Waters and Much Sediment

The Guiana Shield’s rugged terrain shapes Guyana’s waterways, but mining has altered their clarity.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Land of Many Waters and Much Sediment.

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

Published September 26, 2025
Data acquired August 16, 2023

Source:: Landsat 8 > OLI