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Komatipoort (South Africa) and Ressano Garcia (Mozambique). The Crocodile River joins the Komati River from the north. The southeastern tip of the Kruger National Park enters the view north of the confluence.

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Afrikaans: Gesig op oostelike Mpumalanga in Suid-Afrika en aanliggende Maputoprovinsie in Mosambiek, met Komatipoort (Suid-Afrika) en Ressano Garcia (Mosambiek) by die samevloeiing van die Krokodil- (uit noorde) met die Komatirivier (uit die suide, en in Mosambiek).
English: View of South Africa taken during ISS Expedition 22. The towns of Komatipoort in Mpumalanga (South Africa) and Ressano Garcia in Maputo province (Mozambique) can be seen at the confluence of the Crocodile and Komati Rivers (from the south and below confluence in Mozambique).
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Source JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
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Mission
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ISS022
Roll
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E
Frame
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16953
Geographic area
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South Africa
Features
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KOMATI R., KOMATIPOORT, AGR.
Cloud percentage
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10%
Altitude
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187 nautical miles (346 km)
Look angle
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36
Look direction
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W
Sun Azimuth
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258°
Sun Elevation
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33°
Camera
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Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera
Focal length
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400 mm
Object location25° 26′ 00″ S, 31° 57′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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