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Obskaya Guba (Mouth of the Ob River), Russia

This MODIS true-color image shows the frozen mouth of the Ob' River, where it empties into the Arctic Ocean via the Kara Sea. The Ob' flows in at the lower left of the upside-down J.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA/GSFC

Published May 29, 2001
Data acquired May 29, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > River Ice
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams