Earth from Space - Image Description

STS059-216-078 Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada April 1994
Most of the land shown in this picture is an easterly pointing peninsula that is located between the Atlantic Ocean (top) and the Chedabucto Bay (lower left). Numerous lakes, varying in size, are scattered across the landscape. Many are still covered with ice (whitish looking features); while a few lakes (darker, irregular shaped features) show open water.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Earth Science & Remote Sensing Unit, ARES Division, Exploration Integration Science Directorate.