Germany Country Mosaic
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This MERIS (MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) image centers over Germany. Germany has about 83 million people and is the major industrialized country of Europe. On the image (center-west of the country), one can see the very industrialized area around the Rhine Valley. Most inhabitants are believed to maintain a high life standard and benefit from a well functioning social system. The landscape offers a great variety from coastline to mountains, including hills, forests and plains. The north-western coast faces the North Sea, while the north-eastern coast faces the Baltic sea, only separated by a thin strip of land (about 50km); to the north, the border with Denmark. Its other neighbors are (clockwise): Poland, Czeck Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands.
Technical Information:
- Satellite: Envisat
- Instrument: MERIS
- Center coordinates: lat. 51.25, lon. 11.50
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