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Istanbul, Turkey: The Crossroads of Europe and Asia

This digital camera image was taken by the crew of the International Space Station on April 16, 2004. When this image was taken, strong currents carried turbid coastal waters from the Black Sea through the Strait and into the Sea of Marmara. The rugged uplands to the north of the city are forested and contain vital reservoirs. Note Ataturk airport southwest of the city near the bottom of the image, the picturesque Prince Islands in the Sea of Marmara, and the sinuous waterway and harbour on the western shore known as the Golden Horn.

Astronaut photograph ISS008-E-21752 was taken April 16, 2004, with a Kodak DCS760 digital camera equipped with an 200-mm lens, and is provided by the Earth Observations Laboratory, Johnson Space Centre. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.

Source: NASA Earth Observatory

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This image was selected as a picture of the day for March 16, 2005. It was captioned as followed: English: Istanbul, the Bosphorus and the Black Sea Deutsch: Istanbul, der Bosporus und das Schwarze Meer Français : Photo satellite d' Istanbul, du Bosphore et de la mer noire. Español: Estambúl, el Bósforo y el mar Negro. Български: Истанбул, Босфорът и Черно море Česky: Turecký Istanbul, Bospor a Černé moře Deutsch: Istanbul, der Bosporus und das Schwarze Meer English: Istanbul, the Bosphorus and the Black Sea Español: Estambúl, el Bósforo y el mar Negro. Français : Photo satellite d' Istanbul, du Bosphore et de la mer noire. Italiano: Fotografia satellitare di Istanbul 日本語: イスタンブル、ボスポラス海峡と黒海 Lëtzebuergesch : Istanbul, de Bosporus an d' Schwaarzt Mier Русский: Стамбул, Босфор и Чёрное море Svenska: Istanbul, Bosporen och Svarta havet 简体中文: 土耳其 伊斯坦布尔卫星照片

Category: Images of Istanbul