images

Estonia seen from satellite Envisat

by

Esa/Novapix

Reference

t-euest-00001

Date

2008-06-12

This MERIS (MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) image centres over Estonia. Estonia is the smallest of the Baltic states. It became an independent state in 1991, the USSR having formerly annexed the republic. The capital, and largest city is Tallin. Situated on the Bay of Tallin on the Gulf of Finland it is also a major port and naval station.