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Laguna de Ayarza and Volcanoes in Guatemala and El Salvador – March 12th, 2010

Guatemala and El Salvador - February 12th, 2010 This orthorectified image shows an area around the Guatemala (left) – El Salvador (right) border with many volcanoes and volcanic features. Towards the...

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Pinacate Peaks and Gran Desierto de Altar, Mexico

USA - March 5th, 2010 The Pinacate Peaks (Sierra Pinacate), identifiable as a dark brown area in the lower left quadrant, are a volcanic group of volcanic peaks and cinder cones. They are located...

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Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea and Volcanoes of Ethiopia’s Erta Ale Range

Eritrea and Ethiopia - February 19th, 2010 This orthorectified image shows part of the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, one of the country’s six main regions. It lies along the southern half of the...

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Lake Turkana, an East African Rift Feature in Kenya and Ethiopia

Kenya and Ethiopia - March 5th, 2010 Lake Turkana, formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the largest...

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Ngaruroro River Emptying into Hawke Bay, New Zealand

New Zealand - February 23rd, 2010 Many of the sediments lining the coast of New Zealand in the upper right quadrant are released by the Ngaruroro River. Located in the eastern North Island of New...

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Tentacle-Shaped Lava Flows of Toussidé Volcano, Chad – April 28th, 2010

Chad - March 5th, 2010 Toussidé (also known as Tarso Toussidé) is a potentially active volcano and the westernmost volcano of the Tibesti Mountains. The peak rises 3,265 m (10,712 ft) above sea level,...

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Mount Unzen Volcano Group, Japan – May 7th, 2010

Japan - April 28th, 2010 Mount Unzen (center right in this orthorectified image) is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes. The group is located near the city of Shimabara,...

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Mount Malindang on Mindanao, Philippines – May 12th, 2010

Philippines - April 28th, 2010 Mount Malindang, visible below the center of the right side of this image, is a potentially active stratovolcano located in the province of Misamis Occidental in the...

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Mount St. Helens in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, USA

USA - April 28th, 2010 Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, visible just below the center of this...

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The Three Sisters Volcano Cluster in Oregon, USA – May 15th, 2010

USA - April 28th, 2010 The cluster of volcanoes in the upper half of this orthorectified image are known as the Three Sisters. They are three volcanic peaks of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade...

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Jabal al-Druze Volcanic Field in Southern Syria – May 16th, 2010

Syria - April 28th, 2010 The Jabal al-Druze volcanic field is an elevated volcanic region in Syria, in the As-Suwayda Governorate. It lies in the Haurun-Druze Plateau in the southwest of the country...

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Italy, from Naples and Mount Vesuvius to the Gargano Peninsula

Italy - April 28th, 2010 The city of Naples (Italian: Napoli), capital of the region of Campania in southern Italy, is visible along the coast of the Bay of Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the lower...

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Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Ringed by Clouds on Hawaii, USA

USA - June 29th, 2010 Clouds surround the most of the base of Mauna Loa, one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the aponymous USA state in the Pacific Ocean. The relatively shallow...

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Lakes and Volcanic Features of Eastern Iceland – July 28th, 2010

Iceland - July 21st, 2010 Several lakes and volcanic features can be observed in this orthorectified image of eastern iceland. The full image stretches from the Öxarfjörður fjord on the northern coast...

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Extensive Ringplain Around Mount Taranaki/Egmont, New Zealand

New Zealand - August 2nd, 2010 Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The 2518-metre-high...

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Nevado de Toluca Volcano, Mexico

Mexico - July 22nd, 2010 This APM image shows the Nevado de Toluca (center left), a large stratovolcano in central Mexico, located about 80 km west of Mexico City near the city of Toluca. The volcano...

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Vegetation Around Mauna Loa Volcano on Hawaii, USA – January 4th, 2011

USA - December 26th, 2010 The island of Hawaii occupies virtually all of this thumbnail image, while several other of the Hawaiian Islands can be observed in the full version. The island shows terrain...

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Mount Konocti on Shores of Clear Lake in California, USA

USA - December 25th, 2010 Clear Lake (bottom right quadrant) is the largest natural freshwater lake entirely in California, and has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake entirely in...

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Villarrica and Mocho-Choshuenco Volcanoes, Chile – March 11th, 2011

Chile - February 18th, 2011 This orthorectified image shows volcanoes and lakes by the Andes Mountains in Chile. Visible just below the center of this image is Villarrica, one of Chile’s most active...

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Rough Appearance of Mauna Kea Volcano in Hawaii, USA – May 4th, 2011

USA – April 28th, 2011 This orthorectified image shows the slopes of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the island of Hawai`i. Standing 4205 m above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the state...

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Snow-Capped Dome of Baekdu Mountain, North Korea and China

China and North Korea - May 23rd, 2011 The snow-capped dome just northeast of the image center is Baekdu Mountain, also known as Changbai Mountain in China, a volcanic mountain on the border between...

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Volcanoes Running East to West Across Java, Indonesia

Indonesia - September 25th, 2011 Java (below) is an Indonesian island that lies between Sumatra to the west (left edge) and Bali to the east. Borneo (above) lies to the north and Christmas Island to...

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Semarang and Nearby Stratovolcanoes, Indonesia

Indonesia - January 7th, 2012 This APM image shows the city of Semarang, located on the northern coast of Java, Indonesia. The capital of the province of Central Java, it has an area of 305.17 km². The...

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Surabaya on the Shores of East Java, Indonesia – February 27th, 2012

Indonesia - February 6th, 2012 Visible on the coast of Java as a white area in this orthorectified wide-swath ASAR image is Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city with a population of over 2.7...

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Volcanoes of Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands

Indonesia – August 31st, 2012 The chain of islands on the right side of this image belong to the northern archipelago of the Lesser Sunda Islands, including Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores and Wetar. The...

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