Wave Clouds Near Amsterdam Island

The island itself is almost too small see in this image, but it serves as the starting point for the clouds that flow toward the northeast in a giant V shape. Amsterdam Island is a volcanic summit, the northernmost volcano on the Antarctic tectonic plate.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

Published December 30, 2005
Data acquired December 19, 2005

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Terra > MODIS