Southern Madeira

This topographic map of the Portuguese Island of Madeira helps illustrate why population centers on the island are prone to flooding.

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NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using a digital elevation model from the Direcção Regional de Informação Geográfica e Ordenamento do Território (DRIGOT) of Madeira and the Telecommunication Advanced Networks for GMES Operations (TANGO). Special thanks to Pedro Soares and Antonio de la Cruz (European Union Satellite Centre).

Published February 24, 2010
Data acquired February 20, 2010

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DEM