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Finland seen from satellite Envisat

auteur: Esa/Novapix

référence: t-eufin-00001

Image Size 300 DPI: 38 * 48 cm

This MERIS (MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) image centres over Finland. Nearly a third of the country lies above the Arctic Circle and the country has over 60,000 lakes. Projecting eastwards into the Baltic Sea is the Ahvenanmaa Archipelago (Aland Islands), which consists of over 6,500 islands. The capital and largest city is Helsinki.

Keywords for this photo:

EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ENVISAT - EUROPE - FINLAND - MERIS - SATELLITE IMAGE - SEA -