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COSMO-SkyMed first images (3): the city of Reykjavik
Matera, Italy - The world’s northernmost capital city
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This COSMO-SkyMed image shows the city of Reykjavik. The world’s northernmost capital city, it lies just South of the Arctic Circle, stretches along Iceland’s indented, island-dotted coastline. It has been shaped by the glaciers that retreated at the end of last ice age, some 10,000 years ago—causing the land, relieved of the weight of the ice, to rise—and by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions such as...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency