Guinea-Bissau
ESA · Download full size image
The most striking feature in this MERIS (MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) image is the contrast between the desert areas of Senegal in the north to the vegetated coastal plains of Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia and Southern Senegal (shown in red on the image). The country of Guinea-Bissau also incorporates the Buagos Archipelago, which lies off the coast opposite the Rio Geba estuary. The Buagos includes 15 large islands with numerous smaller ones. They are separated from the mainland and the capital Bissau, at the mouth of the river, by a 16 km channel. The green color of the sea around the islands is caused by sediment being swept out to sea from the river. To the north of the image in Senegal we can see clearly the "hook-shaped" Cape Verde peninsula. At the end of the peninsula is the country's largest city and capital, Dakar.
Technical Information:
- Satellite: Envisat
- Instrument: MERIS
- Acquisition: 24-Feb-2004
- Orbit nr: 10383
- Center coordinates: lat. 12.96, lon. -15.72
Latest Thoughts
-
Nov 21, 2009, 10:11 am
Study: Music Can Repair the Brain
-
Nov 21, 2009, 10:03 am
Scientists Study 'Face Touchers'
-
Nov 21, 2009, 9:30 am
COBE: The Cosmic Background Explorer's 20th Anniversary
-
Nov 21, 2009, 9:23 am
Scientists: Bad Bugs and No Drugs
-
Nov 21, 2009, 8:01 am
H1N1 Virus: Concerns are Growing
-
Nov 21, 2009, 7:33 am
New Mammogram Guidelines Are Causing Anger and Confusion
- More Videos
RSS Feeds