November 11th, 2010 Category: Clouds, Mountains

Australia - October 10th, 2010

While much of the landscape of the Australian states of Victoria  and southern New South Wales appears green and relatively flat, the brown areas near the coast are mountainous. Many of the brown areas near the eastern coast are national parks and state forest reserves, including Alpine National Park in Victoria.

The terrain beings to turn reddish in the upper left quadrant, as one moves toward the country’s arid interior. In the full image, the island state of Tasmania can also be observed to the south. Several condensation trails (or contrails) from passing aircraft appear as grey streaks over the water between the island and the mainland.

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March 24th, 2010 Category: Snapshots

Australia - February 23rd, 2010

Parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, can all be observed here. While mainland Australia’s more arid interior appears reddish, many green and brown forested areas are visible closer to the coast.

Many of the dark green areas are national parks and state forest reserves, including Alpine National Park, Snowy River National Park and Errinunda National Park in Victoria, as well as Kosciuszko National Park, Namadgi National Park, Bondo State Forest and Brindabella National Park in New South Wales

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