This beautiful image shows southern Namibia and northern South Africa on Africa’s lower-west coast thanks to the European Space Agency’s Envisat satellite.
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Southern American Snow Capped Mountains {Photo of the Day}
The long strain of the Andes dominates this image of South America, still snow-capped and including the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile to the bottom left of the image.
Shenandoah National Park from Space {Photo of the Day}
The Thematic Mapper on the Landsat satellite captured this view of the heart of Shenandoah National Park on October 10, 2010, at the height of fall.
Botswana's Okavango Swamp From Space {Photo of the Day}
Today’s photo is another astronaut photograph on June 2, 2011, by the crew of the International Space Station, showing the entire Okavango “delta” in Botswana.
The Strait of Bonifacio from Space {Photo of the Day}
Located between the French island of Corsica and the Italian island of Sardinia, the Strait of Bonifacio is pictured here thanks to the European Space Agency’s Envisat.
Malaspina Glacier From Space {Photo of the Day}
This image was captured on August 31, 2000 and depicts the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska.