2011_Flooding_in_Brisbane_Suburbs.JPG
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English:
This detailed satellite photograph illustrates flooding in metropolitan suburbs of the Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Please note that the top of the photo is oriented approximately to the South-West and not to the North. The image, taken by astronauts on board the
International Space Station
, highlights several suburbs along the
Brisbane River
in the southern part of the Brisbane metropolitan area. The light-coloured
rooftops
of residences and other
structures
contrast sharply with
green
vegetation and
brown
, sediment laden flood-waters. Most visible low-lying areas are inundated by flood-water, perhaps the most striking being Rocklea at image upper left. The suburb of Yeronga (image lower left) also has evident regions of flooding, as does a
park
and
golf course
located along a bend in the Brisbane River to the south of St. Lucia (image center). Flooding becomes less apparent near the higher elevations of Mt. Coot-Tha at image right.
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| Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
| Author | ISS Expedition 26 crew |
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This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) under
Photo ID:
ISS026-E-17421
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Image acquired with a Nikon D2Xs digital camera using an 800 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.
Licensing
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