STS037-84-61
| NASA Photo ID | STS037-84-61 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1991.04.__ |
| Time taken | GMT |
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Photo center point: 14.5° N, 17.5° W
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Photo center point: 14.5° N, 17.5° W
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Spacecraft Altitude: nautical miles (0km)
Country or Geographic Name: | SENEGAL |
Features: | DAKAR |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
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Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | Near Vertical |
Format: | 5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS037-084-061 Dakar, Senegal April 1991
Dakar, the capital of Senegal, appears in this northeast-looking, low-oblique photograph. The city, with a population of almost 2 million on the southern tip of the Cape Verde Peninsula, has one of the best harbors on the Atlantic coast of Africa. Dakar has several distinctions--it is the westernmost point of the African continent, the African city closest to South America, the sub-Saharan port nearest to western Europe, and an important station on the western trade route to and from South Africa. Dakar's strategic location has made it an intercontinental maritime and air center, as well as an international rail terminus for Africa. Manufacturing industries include refined sugar, peanut oil, fertilizers, cement, textiles, fishing products, food processing, and handicrafts. Dakar is blessed with some of the finest medical facilities in Africa, including the Pasteur Institute.
Dakar, the capital of Senegal, appears in this northeast-looking, low-oblique photograph. The city, with a population of almost 2 million on the southern tip of the Cape Verde Peninsula, has one of the best harbors on the Atlantic coast of Africa. Dakar has several distinctions--it is the westernmost point of the African continent, the African city closest to South America, the sub-Saharan port nearest to western Europe, and an important station on the western trade route to and from South Africa. Dakar's strategic location has made it an intercontinental maritime and air center, as well as an international rail terminus for Africa. Manufacturing industries include refined sugar, peanut oil, fertilizers, cement, textiles, fishing products, food processing, and handicrafts. Dakar is blessed with some of the finest medical facilities in Africa, including the Pasteur Institute.
