File:Sevastopol, Ukraine.jpg

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English: This satellite image highlights the jagged coastline of the southern Crimean Peninsula and the various docking areas of Sevastopol. The urban area is light grey, and it is bounded to the north and west by the Black Sea, to the south by vegetated (light green) and fallow (tan) agricultural fields, and to the east by the city of Inkerman and vegetated uplands (deep green). The city of Balaklava, to the south, houses another relic of the Cold War—an underground Soviet submarine base that is now open to the public as a monument. The Chernaya River issues into the Black Sea near Inkerman, flowing into the Sevastopol Inlet to the west.


International Space Station InsigniaISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS020-E-28072International Space Station Insignia
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Mission ISS020 (Expedition 20)
Roll E
Frame 28072
Country or Geographic Name Ukraine
Features SEVASTOPOL, C. KHERSONESSKIY, FOR., AGR., HILLS
Center Point Latitude 44.6° N
Center Point Longitude 33.5° E
Camera
Camera Tilt 20°
Camera Focal Length 400 mm
Camera Nikon D3
Film 4256 x 2832 pixel CMOS sensor, 36.0mm x 23.9mm, total pixels: 12.87 million, Nikon FX format.
Quality
Percentage of Cloud Cover 0-10%
Nadir What is Nadir?
Date 2009-08-05
Time 07:40:40
Nadir Point Latitude 43.6° N
Nadir Point Longitude 34.0° E
Nadir to Photo Center Direction North
Sun Azimuth 124°
Spacecraft Altitude 187 nautical miles (346 km)
Sun Elevation Angle 52°
Orbit Number 1369
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The port city of Sevastopol is located in southernmost Ukraine on the Crimean Peninsula. The city is an important naval base due to the numerous inlets and bays along the coastline. During the Cold War, the city was the base of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, but now it services vessels of both the Ukraine and Russia. The main economy of the city is based on trade and shipbuilding, but Sevastopol is also a popular tourist and resort destination for visitors from the Commonwealth of Independent Countries (formed from former Soviet Republics).

This astronaut photograph highlights the jagged coastline of the southern Crimean Peninsula and the various docking areas of Sevastopol. The urban area is light gray, and it is bounded to the north and west by the Black Sea, to the south by vegetated (light green) and fallow (tan) agricultural fields, and to the east by the city of Inkerman and vegetated uplands (deep green). The city of Balaklava, to the south, houses another relic of the Cold War—an underground Soviet submarine base that is now open to the public as a monument. The Chernaya River issues into the Black Sea near Inkerman, flowing into the Sevastopol Inlet to the west.

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Source NASA Earth Observatory
Author This image was taken by the Nasa Expedition 20 crew.

Image acquired with a Nikon D3 digital camera fitted with a 400 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Centre. Instrument: ISS - Digital Camera.

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