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Tahiti seen from space

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-octah-00002

Image Size 300 DPI: 18 * 14 cm

The Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on the Landsat 7 satellite captured this natural-color image of Tahiti on July 11, 2001. This island is part of a volcanic chain formed by the northwestward movement of the Pacific Plate over a fixed hotspot. Tahiti consists of two old volcanoes—Tahiti-Nui in the northwest and Tahiti-Iti in the southeast—linked by an isthmus.

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - FRANCE - FRENCH POLYNESIA - ISLAND - LAGOON - LANDSAT - LANDSAT-7 - MOUNTAIN - OCEAN - PACIFIC OCEAN - SATELLITE IMAGE - SOCIETY ISLANDS - TAHITI -