From Above

#earth, #australia, 2018, 20°15'44"S 149°1'13"E Hill #Inlet is a small #creek located at the northern end of #Whitehaven Beach on #Whitsunday Island, #Queensland. The area is known for its crystal white silica sands and turquoise coloured waters. Image: CNES/Airbus, Google #fromabove

#earth, #germany, 2016, 48°45'51"N 11°25'28"E #Ingolstadt is a #city on the banks of the #River #Danube, in the centre of #Bavaria. The most prominent park of the city is the "#Glacis", formerly an open space in front of the city walls, now surrounding the historic city center. It functions as a "green belt" and a buffer area between traffic, residential areas and schools. Image: Google #fromabove

#earth, #USA, 2016, 32°17'35"N 86°18'52"W #Cars parked in a lot near the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing #Alabama in #Montgomery. Image: Google #fromabove

#earth, #newzealand, 2006, 29°16'0"S 177°55'12"W #Raoul #Island, or Sunday Island, is the largest of the #Kermadec Islands, located 1,100 kilometres north-east of New Zealand's North Island. The area has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity during the past several thousand years. Three small #lakes are located in the caldera of the island. Image: DigitalGlobe, Google #fromabove

#earth, #afghanistan, 2019, 31°3'47"N 65°46'20"E Tangay Ghar, an isolated #mountain in the middle of #Registan #Desert, near the city of Kandahar. Image: CNES/Airbus, Google #fromabove

#earth, #germany, 2016, 50°1'36"N 7°9'53"E #Villages located on a remarkable #bend of the #river #Moselle, known as the Zeller Hamm. Image: Google #fromabove

#earth, #USA, 2018, 36°52'41"N 76°19'6"W Lamberts Point Coal Terminal in #Norfolk, #Virginia, is the largest transloading facility for coal in the Northern Hemisphere, with an annual throughput capacity of 48 million tons. Lamberts Point assembles all cargo in #railcars and loads direct to vessel, rather than utilizing ground storage. Image: Google #fromabove

#earth, #croatia, 2017, 44°54'57"N 13°44'51"E The #Brijuni are a group of fourteen small #islands located in the northern #Adriatic Sea, separated from the Istrian peninsula by the narrow Fažana Strait. The islands are a holiday resort and a national park. Image: DigitalGlobe, Google #fromabove

#earth, #USA, 2016, 37°36'58"N 122°23'9"W San Francisco International #Airport has four asphalt runways, four #terminals and seven #concourses with a total of 115 gates arranged alphabetically in a counterclockwise ring. In 2016, it was the the 23th-busiest airport in the world by passenger count. Image: Google #fromabove

#earth, #pakistan, 2017, 25°7'22"N 62°19'20"E #Gwadar is a port #city on the southwestern coast of #Balochistan, located on a natural hammerhead-shaped #peninsula known as the Gwadar #Promontory, or Koh-e-Batil. The city was an overseas possession of Oman from 1783 to 1958. Image: DigitalGlobe, Google #fromabove

#earth, #peru, 2013, 16°17'58"S 71°24'19"W #Misti, also known as #Putina, is a stratovolcano located near the city of Arequipa. With its symmetrical cone, the #volcano stands at 5,822 metres above sea level and has three concentric craters on top. Image: CNES/Airbus, Google #fromabove

#earth, #bulgaria, 2016, 42°41'51"N 23°19'18"E #Sofia is the capital and largest #city of Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country. The city is distinguished by its unique combination of European and Communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful orthodox churches. Image: Google #fromabove

#earth, #newzealand, 2010, 43°30'46"S 171°38'24"E #Agricultural land around the #Rakaia #River, in the #Canterbury Region. Prior the 13th century, this area was covered in scrub and beech forests. Forest fires and later the European settlers destroyed much of the original forest cover, which was succeeded by #farmland. Image: DigitalGlobe, Google #fromabove

#earth, #ireland, 2011, 53°5'5"N 9°35'28"W #Inishmaan (Inis Meáin) is one of the three main #Aran Islands, located in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. Miles of stone walls define the farmers fields on the #island. Image: DigitalGlobe, Google #fromabove

#mars, #coprates, 2019, 16°24'43"S 85°15'53"W A new #impact #crater located in Sinai Planum. The dark area is due to the material exposed beneath the reddish dust. Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #fromabove

#earth, #turkey, 2016, 38°30'12"N 26°54'18"E #Saltworks in the Gediz River Delta, near the city of #İzmir. This #wetland area is also an important site for birds. Image: CNES/Airbus, Google #fromabove

#earth, #USA, 2018, 33°37'5"N 112°17'29"W A #neighborhood in Sun #City, #Arizona, which is a popular retirement community. Image: Google #fromabove