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STS-111 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Photographic Highlights

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STS111-712-8 Landuse differences across the Egypt-Israel border, Sinai.

STS111-E-5468 Great Bitter Lake (south end) on Suez Canal near Kabrit, Egypt.

STS111-E-5469 Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt. Evaporation from this water body is so intense that a flow of seawater from the north in September and the south in January is observed depending on seasonal tidal conditions in the Mediterranean and Red Sea basins.

STS111-E-5470 Great Bitter Lake (north end) on Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt.

STS111-E-5471 Suez Canal north of Great Bitter Lake near El Ballah, Egypt.

STS111-E-5472 Suez Canal north of Great Bitter Lake near Qantara, Egypt.

STS111-E-5459 Kom Ombo on Nile and Daraw Airport, Egypt.

STS111-E-5463 Birket Qarun (-148 ft) is the third largest lake in Egypt and is part the ancient Lake Moeris visited and described by Herodotus in 450 BC. It is situated on the northern edge of the Al-Fayoum Oasis and is now fed by a canal from the Nile River.

STS111-710-29 Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt, June 2002.

STS111-E-5458 Aswan High Dam, Egypt - The construction for the Aswan High Dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1971.

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STS111-712-8	Landuse differences across the Egypt-Israel border, Sinai.
STS111-E-5468	Great Bitter Lake (south end) on Suez Canal near Kabrit, Egypt.
STS111-E-5469	Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt. Evaporation from this water body is so intense that a flow of seawater from the north in September and the south in January is observed depending on seasonal tidal conditions in the Mediterranean and Red Sea basins.
STS111-E-5470	Great Bitter Lake (north end) on Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt.
STS111-E-5471	Suez Canal north of Great Bitter Lake near El Ballah, Egypt.
STS111-E-5472	Suez Canal north of Great Bitter Lake near Qantara, Egypt.
STS111-E-5459	Kom Ombo on Nile and Daraw Airport, Egypt.
STS111-E-5463	Birket Qarun (-148 ft) is the third largest lake in Egypt and is part the ancient Lake Moeris visited and described by Herodotus in 450 BC. It is situated on the northern edge of the Al-Fayoum Oasis and is now fed by a canal from the Nile River.
STS111-710-29	Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt, June 2002.
STS111-E-5458	Aswan High Dam, Egypt - The construction for the Aswan High Dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1971.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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