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Citadel of Aleppo
36.199329°,37.163396° - Maxar
The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the center of the old city of Aleppo, Syria. It is considered one of the oldest and largest castles in the world, with human activity dating back to at least 2500 BC. The limestone structure sits atop a 130-foot-tall (40-meter) mound, surrounded by a 72-foot-deep (22-meter) and 98-foot-wide (30-meter) moat dating from the 12th century.
Darvaza Gas Crater
40.252500°,58.439600° - Maxar
The Darvaza gas crater is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. Nicknamed the “Gates of Hell,” the crater has a diameter of 230 feet (70 meters) and a depth of about 66 feet (20 meters). How the crater formed and ignited remains unknown, but it is believed to have been purposefully lit in the 1980s to prevent emission of poisonous gases. In 2022, then Turkmen President announced plans to extinguish it.
Japan Rice Paddy Art
36.130477°,139.501714° - Maxar
Each year, rice paddies in Gyōda, Japan are cultivated to form incredible large-scale works of art to help attract tourism. This design, from 2021, depicts the famous Hokusai ukiyo-e woodblock print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”, as well as an image of a traditional kabuki actor. The images are formed by strategic planting of different varieties and colors of rice.
Tangalooma Wrecks
-27.162833°,153.368361° - Nearmap
The Tangalooma Wrecks is a shipwreck site on the western side of Moreton Island in South East Queensland, Australia. It consists of 15 vessels that were deliberately sunk in 1963 to form a breakwall for small boats. In addition to providing safe harbor, the wrecks also created a popular dive and snorkel site, attracting a variety of marine life such as wobbegongs, trevally, yellowtail, and other tropical fish.
Orhangazi City Park
40.930926°,29.114881° - Maxar
Orhangazi City Park, located on the Anatolian Side of Istanbul, Turkey, was greatly expanded around 2014 using land reclamation. The narrow, 4.7-acre (19,000-square-meter) original park was built out into the Sea of Marmara, now covering 278 acres (1.1 million square meters). The park contains numerous attractions, including playgrounds, various sports fields, a skatepark and skating track, plant mazes, rest areas, and more.
Northern Territory Streams
-20.564170°,137.440040° - Maxar
A winding network of streams and waterholes is seen on the eastern side of Australia’s Northern Territory. These waterways change shape frequently, as rainfall in this inland region is subject to extreme seasonal fluctuations. Nevertheless, they are an important resource for local agriculture and cattle ranching.
Copenhagen
55.676111°,12.568333° - Maxar
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with roughly 1.4 million people living in its urban area. Its city center is located inside 17th century fortifications and moats, some of which are preserved and seen clearly in this Overview. At the north of these ramparts is Kastellet, a star-shaped fortress overlooking the Port of Copenhagen and Øresund.
Christmas Tree Farm
41.541927°,-83.814027° - Eric Ward
Merry Christmas! Check out this great drone capture above a Christmas tree farm in Whitehouse, Ohio. Of the more than 15 million cut Christmas trees sold in the United States in 2017, roughly 155,000 were from Ohio. The largest Christmas tree producer in the U.S. is Oregon, where upwards of 4.7 million trees were cut for sale in 2017.
Salmas
38.202231°,44.767615° - Maxar
Salmas is a city in northwestern Iran, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Turkish border. It is one of few cities in the Middle East with a continental climate and among a small number of Iranian cities surrounded by farmland, most of which is used to grow wheat. Around 130,000 people live in Salmas.
Argentine World Cup Celebration
-34.603611°,-58.381667° - ZekeDrone
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires yesterday to celebrate Argentina’s third World Cup Championship. This drone photograph shows a sea of fans in the Plaza de la República, surrounding the Obelisco de Buenos Aires national monument. Argentina beat France in a penalty shootout after tying 3-3 in more than 125 minutes of play.
Buenos Aires
-34.603333°,-58.381667° - Maxar
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, with more than 2.8 million residents. Architecture in the city is eclectic; due to immigration, there is a mix of Colonial, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Neo-Gothic and French Bourbon styles. This Overview shows several of Buenos Aires’ 48 barrios, or neighborhoods, including Almagro, Boedo, Caballito and San Cristóbal.
Skafta River
63.775112°,-18.096280° - Maxar
Glacial melting and flooding occurs every year by the Skafta River in Iceland. As the water travels down towards the North Atlantic Ocean, incredible patterns are created on the hillsides. Rising lava, steam vents, or newly opened hot springs can all cause this rapid ice melt, leading to a sizable release of water that picks up sediment as it flows down from the glaciers.
Jacksonville Turbine Interchange
30.253056°,-81.516194° - Maxar
A turbine interchange connects the SR 9A and SR 202 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Also known as a whirlpool interchange, this structure consists of left-turning ramps sweeping around a center interchange, thereby creating a spiral pattern of right-hand traffic. This type of junction is rarely built, due to the vast amount land that is required to construct the sweeping roads.
Lima, Peru
-12.060000°,-77.037500° - Planet
Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, with a population of more than 9.7 million in its urban area. It is located on mostly flat terrain in the Peruvian coastal plain, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This Overview also shows Isla San Lorenzo, Peru’s largest island, just offshore of the city.
Cairo New Capital
30.013550°,31.748478° - Maxar
A large-scale project to build a new capital city in Cairo, Egypt, has been under construction since 2015. The city, which is yet to be named, lies just east of Cairo and will house Egypt’s main government departments, ministries and foreign embassies. Once finished, it will cover 270 square miles (700 sq. km) and have a population of at least 6.5 million, in hopes of relieving congestion in Cairo.
Congo River
0.528910°,18.330720° - Maxar
The Congo River is the second longest river in Africa, with an overall length of 2,920 miles (4,700 kilometers). This Overview shows a section flowing through the Ngiri Reserve, a protected area in western Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since roads and railways are sparse in Central Africa, the Congo River is a lifeline for trading goods like copper, palm oil, sugar, coffee, and cotton.
Marrakesh
31.633083°,-7.986167° - Maxar
The medina quarter in Marrakesh, Morocco, is characterized by its winding, maze-like streets. Since the intricately connected honeycomb of alleyways narrows to less than a meter (about 3 feet) wide in certain spots, the area is generally free from car traffic.
Rovinj
45.083333°,13.633333° - Maxar
Rovinj, officially known as Rovinj-Rovigno, is a city in Croatia with roughly 15,000 residents. Located on the Istrian Peninsula in the north Adriatic Sea, it is a popular tourist destination and an active fishing port. Most people in Rovinj are bilingual, speaking Croatian and Italian — and a handful even speak Istriot, an endangered Romance language with less than 1,000 speakers left.
Incheon International Airport (ICN)
37.463333°,126.440000° - Planet / Google Timelapse
Incheon International Airport is located thirty miles west of Seoul, South Korea. Construction of the facility began in November 1992 on reclaimed land between Yeongjong Island and Youngyu Island, and took eight years to finish. As of 2019, the airport is the 14th busiest in the world with more than 71 million yearly passengers. Visit our Instagram @dailyoverview to watch a Timelapse video of the airport being built.
Manicouagan Reservoir
51.127222°,-68.747222° - Airbus Space
Manicouagan Reservoir is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada. Annular lakes, also called impact crater lakes, are ring-shaped bodies of water formed by the impact of a meteor; and Manicouagan was formed by a meteorite around 214 million years ago. Covering 1,942 square kilometers (750 square miles), it is clearly seen from space and is sometimes called the “eye of Quebec.”
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