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Spacecraft nadir point: 56.3° N, 150.1° W

Photo center point: 59.5° N, 153.5° W

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Spacecraft Altitude: 167 nautical miles (309km)
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Image Caption:
STS042-96-077 Cook Inlet, Alaska (59.0! N, 153.0! W) This
oblique view of the Alaskan coastline shows Kodiak Island in the
foreground, separated from the Aleutian Peninsula by Selikof
Strait. In the center of the photo is seen the southern extent
of Cook Inlet. A narrow band of turbid water is evident adjacent
to the Aleutian Peninsula and extending along the northern shore
of Cook Inlet. The suspended sediment is likely the result of
fresh-water runoff, laden with glacial silt, flowing into the
ocean water from the many rivers and streams draining the Aleu-
tian and Chigmit Mountain Ranges. A small amount of sea ice can
be seen in Kamishak Bay, to the west of Augustine Island in Cook
Inlet. The photograph was taken on 26 January at 21:40 GMT using
a Hasselblad camera equipped with natural color transparency film
and a 100 mm lens.