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Cape Farewell, southern Greenland, seen from space

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-eugro-00005

Image Size 300 DPI: 17 * 26 cm

Greenland is the world's largest island, with an area of over 2 million square kilometers; however, much of the island is covered by an ice cap that can reach thicknesses of 3 kilometers. This astronaut photograph illustrates the southernmost tip of Greenland, known as Kap Farvel in Danish and Nunap Isua in Inuit. The viewing direction is towards the northeast; the image was taken when the International Space Station was located near its most northerly orbital latitude of 52 degrees. Image taken on August 4, 2008.

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - ATLANTIC OCEAN - ATMOSPHERE - CLOUD - DENMARK - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 17 - GLACIER - GREENLAND - ICE - ISLAND - LIMB - WATER -