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Nihon~koku
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A couple of shots from ESA’s Envisat satellite – this image highlights Japan, which consists of a string of islands stretching for some 2400 km through the western Pacific Ocean. Japan's four main islands, running from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. The archipelago includes some 3000 additional smaller islands. Mountains cover two-thirds of the country’s land surface; each of the main islands has a central mountainous chain.

Credit: European Space Agency.

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::jswgpb
09/23/07 8:33 PM GMT
A goodie Phil. Great topographical feature.
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Genver
09/25/07 9:34 PM GMT
Very nice satellite photo,it's amazing.
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.sun7shine
09/26/07 1:17 PM GMT
nice caption of textures and shines from the picture, what increases the good view of it:)Only the shine from right seems not so well, bit harsh(??my english again:(( but doesn´t change the beauty of the picture as plain view_very good details, Great shot!! :D
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.Mojave_Storm
09/26/07 7:26 PM GMT
I'd have to say this is one of my favorite of your satellite shots, I love the detail in the ground. Thanks for sharing Phil
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