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| The Great Lakes of Africa | |
|---|---|
| Photographer |
Envisat satellite |
| Title |
The Great Lakes of Africa |
| Description |
English: This radar image highlights portions of three of the lakes located in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley, a geological fault system of Southwest Asia and East Africa: Lake Edward (top), Lake Kivu (middle) and Lake Tanganyika (bottom). The series of lakes in and around the Great Rift Valley are referred to as the Great Lakes of Africa. Envisat acquired this image on 24 September 2007 with its Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) instrument. |
| Depicted place | African Great Lakes |
| Date | 24 September 2007 |
| Collection | European Space Agency |
| Accession number |
211569 |
| Credit line | ESA |
| Source | http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2008/02/The_Great_Lakes_of_Africa |
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