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			Photo #: STS087-721-11 Date: Nov. 1997 Geographic Region: MALAYSIA Feature: RAJANG RIVER, COAST



	STS087-721-011 Rajang River Mouth, Malaysia November 1997 Large sediment plumes flowing into the South China Sea can be seen from the Rajang and Igan Rivers in this south-looking view. The Rajang River rises in the Hose Mountains of north-central Borneo and flows 350 miles (564 km) generally westward into the South China Sea. The river is navigable from its mouth inland for 80 miles (129 km) to east of Sibu, the chief city on the river. Some clearing and draining of the swamp for agriculture has begun in the delta region. Some evidence of this clearing is visible on the elongated island of Beruit, which is discernible just to the right of center on the image. The Igan River (left center of the image) is actually a branch of the Rajang River. The Igan River flows generally north-northwest from the city of Sibu (not discernible) across the broad swampy lowland. Clearing has begun along the Igan River as along the Rajang River, thus causing the silted appearance of the river and the rather large sediment plume.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 328k
Mission:	STS087
Roll - Frame:	721 - 11
Geographical Name:	MALAYSIA
Features:	RAJANG RIVER, COAST
Center Lat x Lon:	3.0N x 112.0E
Film Exposure:	U	N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	40
Camera:	HB
Camera Tilt:	LO	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	100
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	SE	The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:	Y	Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	121
Date:	19971127	YYYYMMDD
Time:	080428	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	6.9N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	109.0E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	240	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	151	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	31	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	COAST, PLAIN, HILL
Water Views:	RIVER, SEDIMENT, SEA, SWAMP
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