These artificial islands in Doha were built to resemble a string of pearls.
Published Apr 3, 2018
The compact Italian city of Venice with its renowned canals is situated on a small, fish-shaped island in the Laguna Veneta at the northwest corner of the Adriatic Sea. In this photo taken from the International Space Station by the Expedition 1 Crew on February 21, 2001, one can see part of the causeway connecting the city to the mainland. The sinuous Canal Grande bisecting the city is easily visible in this scene as is the larger Canal Giudecca to the west, which leads to the port facilities on the northwestern end of the island. For centuries, the low-lying city has successfully coped with the three-foot tidal range experienced at this end of the Adriatic Sea, and the series of barrier islands has offered some protection from storm waves. However, a combination of both regional land subsidence and recent slight rises in sea level pose a significant threat this historic city and its priceless art treasures.
Published Jul 8, 2001
The island sits along the tectonic boundary where the old, cold Pacific plate is being subducted at the Marianas trench.
Published Mar 26, 2012
Once named San Salvador, the island may be where Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the Americas.
Published Mar 21, 2011
The small Puerto Rican island is a natural reserve that has been nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”
Published Feb 28, 2016
In one frame International Space Station astronauts were able to capture the evolution of fringing reefs to atolls. As with the Hawaiian Islands, these volcanic hot spot islands become progressively older to the northwest. As these islands move away from their magma sources they erode and subside.
Published Feb 16, 2003
Crete is the largest and most heavily populated island of Greece.
Published Aug 15, 2011
A 35-square-kilometer island rises from the Pacific Ocean about 1,400 kilometers from the Australian mainland.
Published May 23, 2015
Small islands in the Crozet Archipelago of the southern Indian Ocean disturb the air flow above.
Published Feb 10, 2014
With mountains and coastline in close proximity, the island is a popular holiday destination for Europeans.
Published Feb 6, 2012
