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Windsor Castle
Today Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday. Windsor Castle, located in English county of Berkshire and seen in this Overview, is one of her official residences and her preferred weekend destination. More than 500 people live and work in Windsor Castle, making it the largest inhabited castle in the world.
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Port Everglades
Massive cruise ships are anchored at Port Everglades in Broward County, Florida, United States. The facility is the third busiest cruise port in the world with 3.6 million passengers passing through each year. In total, the worldwide cruising industry accounts for $29.4 billion USD with more than 19 million passengers traveling each year.
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Songjeong Dong
The colorful roofs of Songjeong-dong - an industrial district in Busan, South Korea - are seen in this Overview. The striking colors that you see here result from the use of aluminum roofing, which is used for its low cost and longevity.
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Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay is a waterfront community built on a network of man-made dikes in Contra Costa County, California, USA. Development of the area began in 1964 is now home to roughly 13,352 residents. As seen in this Overview, many residents have private docks with boat access to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.
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Miami Beach
Umbrellas and beachgoers dot the sands of Miami Beach, Florida, USA. This area is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, attracting nearly 15 million visitors each year. The #summer season officially starts this weekend with Memorial Day here in the United States, but I wish everyone a few days of rest and adventure wherever you are around the world!
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Rodewald
Fields surround the residential area of Rodewald, Germany. The agricultural village was first mentioned in historical records from the early 13th Century and is now home to 2,549 people.
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Spaghetti Junction
A highway interchange connect Interstates 40 and 275 outside of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Because of its intertwined construction, a structure like this is commonly called a “spaghetti junction.”
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Neves-Corvo Mine
Waste ponds are seen at the Neves-Corvo Mine in the Castro Verde Municipality in Portugal. Zinc and copper and the primary resources extracted from the mine and the byproducts of that extraction is sent to these basins three kilometers away. Typically, once waste materials are pumped into a tailings pond, they are mixed with water to create a sloppy form of mud known as slurry. The slurry is then pumped through magnetic separation chambers to extract usable ore and increase the mine’s total output.
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Somalia Coast
Waves roll into the shores of Somalia, by the village of El Hur. Located on the Horn of Africa, Somalia has the longest coastline on the mainland continent, stretching for more than 3,000 kilometers (1880 miles).
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Malé
Malé is the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives. With more than 47,000 residents per square kilometer (0.39 square miles), the heavily urbanized city constitutes the fifth most densely-populated island in the world. Malé and the other islands of the Maldives are located one meter (3 feet) above sea level.
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Al Falah Housing Project
The Al Falah Housing Project is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The development covers 12.5 million square meters with 4,857 villas as well as mosques, schools, a shopping mall, and a hospital.
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Caracas
Caracas is the capital and largest city in Venezuela, with more than three million residents. In recent months, plummeting oil prices combined with a significant drought has created a dire situation in cities across the nation. Four hour blackouts are now a regular occurrence and some regions go without power for days at a time. Most supermarkets have almost no food to sell, hospitals have no medicine, and crime is rampant and escalating. We hope this post continues to raise awareness for the crisis in Venezuela and that the situation on the ground improves in the very near future.
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Montauk Point Light
Montauk Point Light is a lighthouse located at the easternmost point of Long Island in the hamlet of Montauk, New York. With its construction authorized by George Washington in April 1792, the building was the first of its kind in New York and is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States.
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Istanbul at night
Istanbul is the largest metropolitan area in Turkey, with a population of more than 14 million people. This Overview was captured at night from the International Space Station.
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Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo is the second largest city in Peru with slightly less than 800,000 residents in its urban area. España Avenue - the circular road that is visible at the center of this Overview - contains the city’s monument area and also traces the historic outline of the defensive wall that was constructed around the city in 1786.
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Jeongwang-dong
Jeongwang-dong is an industrial sector in the city of Ansan, South Korea. The Korean government intensively drove a plan to develop the modern city, particularly in this area, with an emphasis on manufacturing. The striking blue color that you see here results from the use of aluminum roofing, which is used for its low cost and longevity.
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Lebrija 1 Solar Power Plant
The Lebrija 1 Solar Power Plant in Lebrija, Spain is comprised of approximately 170,000 individual mirrors installed on 6,048 parabolic troughs. If placed next to one another, the troughs would extend for 60 kilometers.
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Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam with more than 10 million residents in its metropolitan area. Formerly known as Saigon, the city is expected to grow to 13.9 million by 2025. This stunning photo was sent to us by
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Stade de France
In a less than an hour, France will square off against Portugal in the finals of Euro 2016 — the championship tournament of European football (soccer) that takes place every four years. The match will be played in Stade de France, the nation’s largest stadium that has a seating capacity of 81,338. Enjoy the game!
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Bosphorus Bridge
The Bosphorus Bridge is one of two suspension bridges that connects Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Last night, members of the Turkish military closed down the bridges during an attempt to seize control from the ruling government. News media are now reporting that government forces have reasserted their control over the country.
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