Photo #: ISS052-E-15927 Date: Jul. 2017 Geographic Region: SAUDI ARABIA Feature: JEDDAH, AL MAHJAR, MAKKAH PROVINCE, RED SEA, NAVAL SHIPYARD |
The Port City of Jeddah An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of part of Jeddah (sometimes spelled Jiddah), a major port city on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Jeddah is the largest commercial center and port in the nation and, with more than three million people, is the second largest city by population (after the capital, Riyadh). Click here to see another astronaut photograph of the northern part of the city. Over the past twelve years, the port has been extended from the original coastline. Additional, wider channels were also dredged to make way for heavy ship traffic. Fringing reefs are characteristic of the Red Sea coast; several stand offshore from the King Faisal Naval Base. Jeddah is sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Mecca" because it is the entry point for pilgrims and for commercial goods headed to the inland city. Mecca lies approximately 70 kilometers (43 mile) to the east of Jeddah, and it draws millions of pilgrims each year for the annual Hajj. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 429k |
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Mission: | ISS052 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 15927 |
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Geographical Name: | SAUDI ARABIA |
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Features: | JEDDAH, AL MAHJAR, MAKKAH PROVINCE, RED SEA, NAVAL SHIPYARD |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 21.4N x 39.2E |
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Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 10 |
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Camera:: | N6 |
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Camera Tilt: | 40 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 1150 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | NW | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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Date: | 20170714 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 061959 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 18.7N |
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Nadir Lon: | 40.6E |
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Sun Azimuth: | 78 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 218 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 47 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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