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PIX4658777: Egypt Night View - Egypt at Night - Egypt at Night View from the International Space Station (ISS) on October 28, 2010. From 220 miles above Earth, one of the Expedition 25 crew members on the International Space Station took this night time photo featuring the bright lights of Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt on the Mediterranean coast. The Nile River and its delta stand out clearly as well. On the horizon, the airglow of the atmosphere is seen across the Mediterranean. The Sinai Peninsula, at right, is outlined with lights highlighting the Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba / Bridgeman Images
PIX4659938: Pekin seen from the Space Station in 2003 - Beijing from the International Space Station in 2003 - Pekin seen in August 2003 from the International Space Station. In the center of the picture it is forbidden. Beijing (Peking), centered on the forbidden city, photographed in august 2003 by Expedition 7 crewmember aboard the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660135: Dubai Night View from Space - City of Dubai at night - The coasts of the Emirates of Dubai with the Palm Island of Jumeirah, seen at night from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 11, 2009. This nighttime astronaut photograph of the city of Dubai was taken at approximately 2 a.m. local time on September 11, 2009. Orange sodium vapor lights trace the major highways and street grid in and around the metropolitan area, while grey - white mercury vapor lamps fill in the commercial and residential areas. The lighted islands and peninsula of Palm Jumeirah are clearly visible along the coastline. A spiral pattern of lights on the southeastern fringe of the urban area is a camel racetrack. Nighttime images like these are useful to climate modelers, urban planners, and geographers as they allow for simple definition of urban (densely lit) and rural (sparely lit) areas / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660548: Lake Orumieh in Iran seen from space - Lake Urmia in Iran seen from space - Lake Orumieh is the largest lake in Iran. This dirty lake is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Image obtained from the International Space Station (ISS) on 23 August 2002. Lake Urmia is an isolated lake in Azerbaijan Province in northwest Iran. The total area of the lake is 1815 square miles (4700 square kilometers), and the north - south length is about 90 miles (145 kilometers). The maximum depth of the shallow, saline lake is approximately 50 feet (15 meters). Climatically, the lake region is located in a semiarid, almost desert environment, with general precipitation averaging 12 inches (30 centimeters) per year. Topographically, the entire region is either plateau or mountain. The surface of the lake is approximately 4100 feet (1250 meters) above sea level with several of the individual volcanic peaks reaching more than 7000 feet (2134 meters) above sea level. The massive, rugged mountain range west of the lake has ridges that exceed 11,000 feet (3353 meters) above sea level. The highly reflective area along the eastern shore of the lake appears to be either the development of salt deposits along the shoreline or the receding water level in the lake, which exposes more shoreline. Image taken from the international space station (ISS) on August 23 2002 / Bridgeman Images