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Ikeq & Itilleq Island, #Greenland:
On this scene's right/east is Itilleq (Egger) Island, Greenland's southernmost island. Ikeq Island is on the left.

Arctic and Atlantic waters converge at this southern point, creating a rich marine ecosystem.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egger_I...

19.11.2024 04:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Snow and ice covered islands with mountainous terrain casting long shadows across their northern faces.

This #Sentinel2 image from today, 18 Nov 2024, shows long winter shadows across the landscape. This being a North-up scene, it should be easy to at least identify the hemisphere!

19.11.2024 03:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

De Hoop Vlei; De Hoop Nature Reserve; Bredasdorp; Western Cape; Indian Ocean; 260 bird species; dunes; gorges; whale-watching (GL) De Hoop Vlei near Bredasdorp has 260 species of birds and 1 500 species of plant to delight visitors – plus stunning scenery and whale-watching in Western Cape’s De Hoop Nature Reserve.

De Hoop Vlei (De Hoop Nature Reserve), #SouthAfrica

White sand dunes eventually blocked the Sout River from reaching the ocean and formed a coastal lagoon (vlei). Its salinity and physical water levels can vary greatly over time. www.southafrica.net/gl/en/travel...

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Sentinel-2 satellite image a coastal lagoon separated from the ocean by bright white sand dunes.

Today's another #Sentinel2 capture, 17 Nov 2024.

Looking closely at what appears to be the mouth of a river reveals no obvious connection with the ocean, instead separated by massive white sand dunes.

This is indeed the terminus of a river, but into a coastal lagoon.

🧵 for details->

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Thousands Once Spoke His Language in the Amazon. Now, He’s the Only One. (Published 2017) The Taushiro tribe vanished into the jungles of the Amazon basin in Peru generations ago. Amadeo García García is now the last native speaker of their language.

The village is only accessible by boat and was once home to the Taushiro tribe. In 2017, the New York Times published the tragic story of these people and their last native speaker, Amadeo García García. www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/w...

16.11.2024 02:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Napo moist forests - Wikipedia

Intuto, #Peru: the Tigre River passes through the Amazon's Napo Moist Forests (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napo_mo...), home to jaguars, pink river dolphins, and indigenous cultures.

Flowing waters are continuously carving a new river path, leaving behind these many distinctly U-shaped oxbow lakes.

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Sentinel-2 satellite image of a meandering river through the rainforest, with a small village at its center.

To kick off our showcase of Earth, here's a river meandering through its lush rainforest ecosystem. Captured by Copernicus
#Sentinel2 today, 15 November 2024.
Follow thread for more about this location ->

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