Severnaya Zemlya (North Land), Russia

Permanent glaciers cover much of these islands, part of Russia's Severnaya Zemlya, or North Land. In this true-color MODIS image, the glaciers appear as bright white circular objects against the bare brown land surface.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published July 6, 2001
Data acquired July 6, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Glaciers