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ISS013-E-77377 (5 Sept. 2006) --- Bernese Alps, Switzerland is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13 crewmember onboard the International Space Station. The formidable mountain system of the Alps stretches across much of central Europe, with seven countries claiming portions of the mountains within their borders (Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Slovenia). The glacial landscape of the Bernese Alps, located in southwestern Switzerland, is well illustrated by this view. The image was taken by a crewmember looking north-northwest while the station was located over the Mediterranean Sea between Corsica and Italy -- this oblique viewing angle imparts a sense of perspective to the image. This type of viewing angle complements more nadir (downward)--viewing imagery of the region. Three of the higher peaks of the central Alps are visible--Jungfrau (4,158 meters), Moench (4,089 meters), and Eiger (3,970 meters). To the east and south of the Jungfrau is the Aletsch Glacier, clearly marked by dark medial moraines extending along the glacier's length parallel to the valley axis. The moraines are formed from rock and soil debris collected along the sides of three mountain glaciers located near the Jungfrau and Moench peaks -- as these flowing ice masses merge to form the Aletsch Glacier, the debris accumulates in the middle of the glacier and is carried along the flow direction. According to geologists, Lake Brienz to the northwest was formed by the actions of both glacial ice and the flowing waters of the Aare and Lutschine rivers, and has a maximum depth of 261 meters. The lake has a particularly fragile ecosystem, as demonstrated by the almost total collapse of the whitefish population in 1999. Possible causes for the collapse, according to the scientists, include increased water turbidity associated with upstream hydropower plant operations, and reduction of phosphorus (a key nutrient for lake algae, a basic element of the local food web) due to water quality concerns.
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ISS006-E-33736 (25 February 2003) --- The boot of Italy crosses the image in this southwest-looking view taken by an Expedition Six crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The spine of Italy is highlighted with snow and the largely cloud-covered Mediterranean Sea is at the top. The Adriatic Sea transverses most of the bottom of the image and Sicily appears top left beyond the toe of the boot. The heel lies out of the left side of the image. Corsica and Sardinia appear right of center partly under cloud. The floor of the Po River valley, lower right, is obscured by haze. Experience gained from similar haze events, in which atmospheric pressure, humidity and visibility and atmospheric chemistry were known, suggests that the haze as industrial smog. Industrial haze from the urban region of the central and upper Po valley accumulates to visible concentrations under conditions of high atmospheric pressure and the surrounding mountains prevent easy dispersal. This view illustrates the markedly different color and texture of cloud versus industrial aerosol haze.
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Roux, Joseph
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Fold out chart of central Mediterranean (southwestern Greece and Libya). Shows four scales and headings from numerous shoreline points. Includes ancorages, soundings, place names, rocks, and sketches. Shows latitudes.
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Roux, Joseph
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Fold out chart of northcentral Mediterranean (Adriatic Sea). Shows four scales and headings from numerous shoreline points. Includes ancorages, soundings, place names, rocks, and sketches. Shows latitudes.
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Roux, Joseph
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Fold out chart of southcentral Mediterranean (Sicily; Tunisian and Libyan coastline). Shows four scales and headings from numerous shoreline points. Includes ancorages, soundings, place names, rocks, and sketches. Shows latitudes.
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Roux, Joseph
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Fold out chart of northwestern Mediterranean (French and Italian coastline; includes Corsica and northern portion of Sardenia). Shows four scales and headings from numerous shoreline points. Includes ancorages, shoals, soundings, place names, rocks, and sketches. Shows latitudes.
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Roux, Joseph
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Fold out chart of southwestern Mediterranean (southern Sardenia; western tip of of Sicily; Algerian and Tunisian coastline). Shows four scales and headings from numerous shoreline points. Includes ancorages, soundings, place names, rocks, and sketches. Shows latitudes.
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Roux, Joseph
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Fold out chart of northcentral Mediterranean (from Corsica and Sardenia east across southern Italy; includes northern shoreline of Sicily). Shows four scales and headings from numerous shoreline points. Includes ancorages, soundings, place names, rocks, and sketches. Shows latitudes.
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[Mount, John, Page, Thomas, 1704-1762, Mount and Page]
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Engraved double page nautical chart. Includes compass rose, decorative title cartouche, anchorage and Rhumb lines.
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[Mount, John, Page, Thomas, 1704-1762, Mount and Page]
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Engraved double page nautical chart. Includes compass rose, decorative title cartouche and Rhumb lines.
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[Mount, John, Page, Thomas, 1704-1762, Mount and Page]
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Engraved double page nautical chart. Includes compass rose, decorative title cartouche and Rhumb lines.
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[Mount, John, Page, Thomas, 1704-1762, Mount and Page]
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Engraved double page nautical chart. Includes compass rose and Rhumb lines.
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[Mount, John, Page, Thomas, 1704-1762, Mount and Page]
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Engraved double page nautical chart. Showing settlements and fortifications. Includes compass rose and Rhumb lines. Depth shown by soundings.
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Luffman, John, 1756-1846
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Hand colored chart of the city and port in Mediterranean Sea. Prime meridian is London. Depth shown by soundings. Includes text at the foot of map.
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Luffman, John, 1756-1846
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Hand colored chart. Prime meridian is London. Depth shown by soundings. Includes historical text at the foot of map, and key to the important sites.
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Luffman, John, 1756-1846
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Hand colored chart of Port Frajo, the principal port & town of the island of Elba. Prime meridian is London. Depth shown by soundings. Includes historical text at the foot of map.
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Luffman, John, 1756-1846
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Hand colored chart. Prime meridian is London. Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Includes historical text at the foot of map.
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[Corbetta, F., Civelli, Giuseppe, Bezzera, Paolo]
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Panoramic view of Italy and the Mediterranean Sea, looking from the Alps, with statistical tables. Shows cities, lakes and rivers. Relief shown pictorially.
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Pirî Reis, d. 1554?
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Author's name given on fol. 376b as Raʾīs al-Baḥr Pīrī ibn Muḥammad; author dates preferred by (Walters) cataloger: d. 962 AH / 1555 CE
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Pirî Reis, d. 1554?
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Author's name given on fol. 376b as Raʾīs al-Baḥr Pīrī ibn Muḥammad; author dates preferred by (Walters) cataloger: d. 962 AH / 1555 CE
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Pirî Reis, d. 1554?
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Author's name given on fol. 376b as Raʾīs al-Baḥr Pīrī ibn Muḥammad; author dates preferred by (Walters) cataloger: d. 962 AH / 1555 CE
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Pirî Reis, d. 1554?
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Author's name given on fol. 376b as Raʾīs al-Baḥr Pīrī ibn Muḥammad; author dates preferred by (Walters) cataloger: d. 962 AH / 1555 CE
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Sundberg, Edwin L., Edwin L.
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[Bougard, Rene, Serres, John Thomas]
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2 hand colored sea charts on 1 sheet. Depth shown by soundings.
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[Bougard, Rene, Serres, John Thomas]
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2 hand colored sea charts on 1 sheet. Depth shown by soundings.
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[Bougard, Rene, Serres, John Thomas]
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2 hand colored sea charts on 1 sheet. Depth shown by soundings.
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[Bayer, Herbert, Container Corporation of America]
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Map and graphics showing principal resources, agriculture, and land use. Includes brief history and description of area's features. Shows historic extent of various civilizations. Relief depicted by hachures and hypsometric tints.
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