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Visiting Jamestown by Satellite

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For anyone going (or already gone) to Jamestown this year to celebrate the Quadricentennial, this is what your destination looks like from far, far above. The hazy line dividing Jamestown Island shows the difference in topography and vegetation: The dark green areas are forest and lie on high ground, while the lighter areas are closer to sea level and contain low-lying plant life.

For more on Virginia's coastal geology, take a look at this chart

Thanks to the Earth Observatory and Lawrence Ong, EO-1 Mission Science Office, NASA GSFC for providing the satellite image.

Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 09:23PM by Registered CommenterDaniel James Devine in | CommentsPost a Comment

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