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Western Cuba
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Western Cuba

Published May 22, 2005

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Cuba’s Gulf of Guacanayabo
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Cuba’s Gulf of Guacanayabo

Sediments flowing into the bay from the Río Cauto have built up an impressive delta and even helped bury a reef.

Published Jul 6, 2020

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The Bahamas
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The Bahamas

East of southern Florida, large swaths of ocean water glow peacock blue, thanks to their shallow depths. Near Florida and Cuba, the underwater terrain is hilly, and the crests of many of these hills comprise the islands of the Bahamas.

Published Feb 20, 2009

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Fires in Cuba
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Fires in Cuba

Published May 8, 2006

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Sandy Plains in the Arctic
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Sandy Plains in the Arctic

Unlike the vegetated tundra of its neighboring islands, Bunge Land is a barren sandy plain that also serves as a land bridge.

Published Oct 5, 2020

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Åland Islands
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Åland Islands

This summertime, natural-color image shows the Åland Islands between Sweden and Finland.

Published Sep 20, 2011

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Above and Under the Red Sea
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Above and Under the Red Sea

This unique photograph of shallow Red Sea waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia gives us a glimpse of both the coral reefs under the surface, and the texture and movements of surface waters. On the left side of the image we see through the water column to the reefs below the surface. On the right side of the image, the sun reflects off of microscopic oily films formed by a combination of natural biological sources and human activities on the sea surface. The films are concentrated by surface water movements and variably dampen surface capillary waves, which effect how the sun’s light is reflected. This creates patterns of brighter and darker reflections when viewed from orbit. These patterns trace the complex surface water dynamics along the coast.

Published May 11, 2003

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Still Sandy After All These Years
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Still Sandy After All These Years

In 2002, Earth Observatory published one of the site’s most popular images: the Great Bahama Bank. Eighteen years later, the science has advanced but the sand has not.

Published May 14, 2020

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Storm-Churned waters off Cuba
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Storm-Churned waters off Cuba

Gustav may have spared the United States from the destruction that many feared, but it hit Cuba hard.

Published Sep 2, 2008

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Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia
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Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia boasts the most coral reefs of any Middle Eastern country, as it includes coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. This high-resolution astronaut photograph shows part of the Al Wadj Bank, located along the northern Red Sea coast. Despite the relatively high salinity of Red Sea water (compared to other oceans), approximately 260 species of coral have been documented in the region.

Published Mar 24, 2008

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Cupola Over the Caribbean
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Cupola Over the Caribbean

Clouds trace the islands and color variations trace the seafloor.

Published Sep 20, 2020

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Growth of Hurghada, Egypt
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Growth of Hurghada, Egypt

Over just a few decades, this Red Sea settlement has morphed from a small village into a haven for tourists.

Published Jan 15, 2015

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Land Reclamation at Rotterdam
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Land Reclamation at Rotterdam

Acquired in 2006, 2009, and 2010, these natural-color images show the progress of land reclamation aimed at increasing the port capacity at Rotterdam.

Published Nov 28, 2010

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coral, rock, silt, sand, rubble, sponges, and seaweed all contribute to the architecture of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Published Dec 27, 2011

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