File:NewZealand.A2002296.2220.250m North Island crop.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: This satellite image of New Zealand's North Island has been cropped from an image of both of New Zealand's main islands. "This stunning true-color image provides a rare, cloud-free look at the island nation of New Zealand, including most of its North and South Islands. This scene was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on October 23, 2002. New Zealand is situated in the South Pacific Ocean, roughly 2,000 km (1,250 miles) southeast of Australia. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is located on the southern tip of the North Island, looking across Cook Strait toward South Island."

Date

Taken on 23 October 2002

Source

https://lance-modis.eosdis.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/imagery/single.cgi?image=NewZealand.A2002296.2220.250m.jpg (image link); see also https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/3101/new-zealand and https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=62892

Author

NASA/GSFC/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, Jacques Descloitres

Other versions

File:New Zealand 23 October 2002.jpg
original uncropped image

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