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Cyprus seen from satellite Envisat

auteur: Esa/Novapix

référence: t-euchy-00001

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 26 cm

This MERIS (MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) image focuses on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Nicosia, the capital and largest city, is situated towards the centre of the island.
The green area in the southern central part of the island is the slopes of the Troodos Mountains, the highest point of which is Mt. Olympus (1951 m).

Keywords for this photo:

CYPRUS - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ENVISAT - EUROPE - ISLAND - MEDITERRANEAN SEA - MERIS - SATELLITE IMAGE -