October 24, 2021 - Falkland Islands
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The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish) sit in the South
Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles (600 kilometers) east of Argentina and
850 miles (1,350 kilometers) north of the Antarctic Circle. More than
200 islands are found in this territory of the United Kingdom, but just
two large islands—East Falkland and West Falkland—comprise the bulk of
the Connecticut-sized landmass.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua
satellite acquired a true-color image of the Falkland Islands on
October 20, 2021.
The sunny spring day showed the tan-colored, nearly treeless landscape
of East Falkland and West Falkland. The rocky, hilly, and undulating
terrain of the islands are primarily coated in grassland and heath,
with some boggy lowlands. With a cool, moist climate and steady strong
winds sweeping the islands, agriculture tends more towards growing
livestock than growing crops. Over 90 percent of the land is used for
permanent pastureland, with sheep and cattle dominating the region. The
small population clusters around the capitol city of Stanley, which is
located in a sheltered coastline on the east side of East Falkland.
Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/20/2021
Resolutions: 1km (202.4 KB), 500m (461.8 KB), 250m (224.9
KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-10-24
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