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English: A composed satellite photograph of Antarctica in orthographic projection.
Deutsch: Antarktis, Mosaik aus Satellitenfotos ( orthografische Azimutalprojektion).
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This is NASA "Blue Marble" image applied as a texture on a sphere using Art of Illusion program. The observer is centered at (90° S, 0° E), at Moon distance above the Earth.
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The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
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Weddell Sea
- Ice sheet
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet
- Polar ice cap
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Antarctic ice sheet
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Category talk:Geography
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User talk:172.162.33.71
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Portal:Geography/Featured article
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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/archived removal requests 1
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Portal:Geography/Featured article/May, 2006
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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Antarctica satellite globe.jpg delist
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Portal:Geography/Featured article/archive/2006