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Northern Madagascar
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Northern Madagascar

Published Mar 24, 2001

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Easter Island
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Easter Island

On September 25, 2002, astronauts aboard the International Space Station viewed Easter Island, one of the most remote locations on Earth. Easter Island is more than 2000 miles from the closest populations on Tahiti and Chile—even more remote than astronauts orbiting at 210 nautical miles above the Earth. Archaeologists believe the island was discovered and colonized by Polynesians at about 400 AD. Subsequently, a unique culture developed. The human population grew to levels that could not be sustained by the island. A civil war resulted, and the island’s deforestation and ecosystem collapse was nearly complete.

Published Oct 6, 2002

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Burn Scar on Santa Catalina Island
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Burn Scar on Santa Catalina Island

On May 10, 2007, a large human-caused fire broke out near the island’s only city, Avalon. Before it was contained five days later, the fire scorched 4,800 acres.

Published Nov 11, 2007

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Saint Helena Island
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Saint Helena Island

This astronaut photo shows the sharp peaks and deep ravines of Saint Helena Island, in the remote South Atlantic Ocean.

Published Jun 15, 2009

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Wrangel Island, Russia
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Wrangel Island, Russia

The ghostly white shapes northeast and immediately southwest of Wrangel Island are sea ice. Over the course of the satellite record, Arctic sea ice has advanced and retreated past Wrangel Island many times. From 1979 to 2000, the sea ice edge at the end of summer generally fell somewhere in the vicinity of Wrangel Island, but this is not the first summer when the sea ice edge has retreated well north of the island.

Published Aug 29, 2008

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Published Mar 27, 2005

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Ascension Island
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Ascension Island

 

Published Mar 31, 2003

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Santa Catalina Island, California
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Santa Catalina Island, California

Off the coast of California, rugged Santa Catalina Island is encircled by a white perimeter of breaking waves in this satellite image from May 11, 2010.

Published Jun 6, 2010

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