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Plantation forestry harvesting near Tokoroa , New Zealand:
Forests are being harvested near Tokoroa, New Zealand, which has been
described as the hub of New Zealand's forestry industry.
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Egmont National Park, New Zealand: The lush forests of Egmont
National Park, on New Zealand’s North Island, contrast with the
pasturelands outside the circular park boundaries. The unique shape
of the park results from its first protection in 1881, which
specified that a forest reserve would extend in a 9.6 km radius from
the summit of Mt. Taranaki (named Mt. Egmont by Captain Cook). The
park covers about 33,500 hectares and Mt. Egmont stands at 2518 m.
The volcano began forming 70,000 years ago, and last erupted in 1755.
A series of montane habitats occur in procession up the flanks of the
volcano—from rainforest, to shrubs, to alpine, and finally snow
cover.
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STS110-332-7
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Manacouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada, April 2002: Low clouds
(center right) partially obscure a portion of the ice-covered
Manacouagan Reservoir located in the Canadian Shield of Quebec
Province in eastern Canada. Manacouagan Reservoir marks the site of
an impact crater, 60 miles (100 km) wide, that was formed 212 million
years when a meteorite crashed into this area. Over millions of
years, the crater has been worn down by the many advancing and
retreating glaciers and other erosional processes. Manacouagan
Reservoir is drained to the south (left center) by the Manacouagan
River.
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STS110-707-95
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John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, April 2002: This
spectacular view shows the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Located at
Cape Canaveral on Florida's east-central coast, the spaceport has
been the home to the United States east coast spacecraft launches
since the 1950's. Near the center of the image, a number of
structures can be seen which include the large Space Shuttle Assembly
Building. To the right (east) of the structures, Shuttle Launch Pads
A and B are visible. To the northwest of the Assembly Building area
is the long, linear Shuttle landing runway. At the top center of the
image is Mosquito Lagoon. Visible at the bottom center (south) on the
image are the multiple launch pads used for NASA's un-manned space
vehicles and Banana Lagoon.
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STS110-719-57
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Sea Ice Swirls, Labrador Sea: As the past winter's pack ice
breaks up off the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland, large patches
and filaments of ice are drawn into the circulations of storms as
they exit North America and race toward the North Atlantic. Patterns
such as these are often found in the clearing wakes of such storms
and are slowly borne southeastward by the Labrador Current where they
eventually dissipate in warmer waters there.
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STS110-738-52
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Gulf of Suez, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, April 2002: FOR
PAO---Recommend that this image be rotated 180 degrees. Caption
written to rotated image. The major portion of the 180 mile (290
km) long Gulf of Suez (center of the image) can be seen in this
north-looking view. The Gulf of Suez is one of the most important
water transportation routes in the world connecting the Mediterranean
Sea (upper portion of the image) through the Suez Canal (mostly
covered by clouds) with the Red Sea (not visible on the image) and
the Indian Ocean. To the gulf's right (east), the rugged landscape
of the Sinai Peninsula can be seen. The 100 mile (160 km) long Gulf
of Aqaba, which is part of the Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa,
is discernible at the lower right of the image. Near the upper right
portion of the image, a distinct line marking the border between
Israel and Egypt can be seen. To the left (west) of the Gulf of
Suez, are the Western Desert and the Nile River Valley and Delta of
eastern Egypt. The tail of the Space Shuttle is discernible at the
right center of the image.
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STS110-740-98
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Mt. Etna, Sicily: Several specific landforms that include Mt.
Etna (near the east coast of Sicily), a series of volcanic islands
known as the Lipari Islands (immediately north of northeast Sicily),
and the broadly conical-shaped mountains near the southern tip of the
"toe" of Italy help to confirm that this part of Italy was formed at
least in part by volcanic processes. Mt. Etna to this day continues
to be a very active volcano. The Strait of Messina separates Sicily
from the
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Kamaran Island, Al Salief Port, Yemen, April 2002: For
PAO-recommend image be rotated 90 degrees Right. Caption written to
rotated image. The rugged, rocky, sandy desert landscape of the
west coast of Yemen is visible in this near-vertical view.
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STS110-742-77
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Mt. Etna, Sicily: Mt. Etna can be identified near the center
of this near vertical image, primarily by the radial drainage pattern
that radiates away from the snow-capped summit. Notice that a small
smoke or ash plume is originating from an area near the summit of the
volcano. The darker looking areas radiating away from the summit and
on the flanks of the volcano show the areas of the more recent lava
flows. Mt. Etna is currently one of the most studied and monitored
volcanoes in the world. Because of the recent increased level of
volcanic activity, many of the communities that encircle the flanks
of the Volcano could be threatened by future lava flows. A section of
the east-west trending, forested Nebrodi Mountains (partially
obscured by clouds in this image) form the northern boundary of the
volcano.
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Galveston Bay, Texas, April 2002: For PAO--Recommend you
rotate this image 90 degrees right. Caption written to rotated image.
Galveston Bay, a shallow, sediment-laden inlet of the Gulf of
Mexico, can be seen in this northwest-looking view. Sediments remain
suspended in the bay because it is so shallow, with an average depth
of 12 feet (4 meters). The city of Galveston and the entrance to
Galveston Bay from the Gulf of Mexico can be seen at the bottom
center of the image. The highly reflective area to the north of the
city of Galveston are oil refineries in Texas City. Other
light-colored areas (oil refineries) can be seen near the center of
the image extending northwestward along the Houston Ship Channel.
The city of Houston and its suburbs, some areas under scattered
clouds, are visible in the upper left portion of the image. Lake
Houston, where the metropolitan area of Houston receives most of its
drinking water, is discernible in the upper right portion of the
image.
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