File:Strait of Gibraltar perspective.jpg

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Summary

"This perspective view shows the Strait of Gibraltar, which is the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, with a 3-times vertical exaggeration to enhance topographic expression. Europe (Spain) is on the left. Africa (Morocco) is on the right. The Rock of Gibraltar, administered by Great Britain, is the peninsula in the back left." (quotation taken from the more detailed NASA description page)

  • View Size: 46 kilometers (28 miles) wide, 106 kilometers (66 miles) distance
  • Location: 36 degrees North latitude, 5.5 degrees West longitude
  • Orientation: Looking East, 15 degrees down from horizontal, 3X vertical exaggeration
  • Image Data: Landsat Bands 1, 2+4, 3 as blue, green, red respectively
  • Original Data Resolution: 30 meters (99 feet)

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current03:15, 6 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 03:15, 6 January 20171,528 × 917 (182 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)"This perspective view shows the Strait of Gibraltar, which is the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, with a 3-times vertical exaggeration to enhance topographic expression. Europe (Spain) is on the left. Africa (Morocco) is on the right. The Rock of Gibraltar, administered by Great Britain, is the peninsula in the back left." (quotation taken from the more detailed NASA description page) <ul> <li>View Size: 46 kilometers (28 miles) wide, 106 kilometers (66 miles) distance</li> <li>Location: 36 degrees North latitude, 5.5 degrees West longitude</li> <li>Orientation: Looking East, 15 degrees down from horizontal, 3X vertical exaggeration</li> <li>Image Data: Landsat Bands 1, 2+4, 3 as blue, green, red respectively</li> <li>Original Data Resolution: 30 meters (99 feet)</li> </ul>
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