Earth from Space: Peaks and Plains

Posted by GISLounge.com on 9/27/09 • Categorized as ESA - Observing the Earth

This Envisat image captures Asia’s diverse topography, altitude and climate with the snow-sprinkled Himalayan Mountains marking the barrier between the peaks of the Tibetan Plateau (top) in Central Asia and the plains of Nepal, Buthan and India in the Indian subcontinent.

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http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMUY4KIWZF_index_0.html

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