images

Istanbul (Turkey) seen from space

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-eutur-00001

Date

2006-09-15

This metropolis of 15 million occupies both sides of the entrance to the narrow, 20-mile long Bosporus Strait connecting the Mediterranean and Sea of Marmara (south) to the Black Sea (north). This digital camera image was taken by the crew of the International Space Station in April 2004.