Photo #: ISS061-E-14342 Date: Oct. 2019 Geographic Region: TURKEY Feature: LAKE BEYSEHIR, LAKE EGIRDIR |
Beysehir and Egirdir Two of the largest freshwater lakes in Turkey are featured in this photograph, taken by an astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS). Lake Beysehir (//fis.freshwatertools.eu/index.php/beysehir.html#beysehir_significance) and Lake Egirdir are situated in the Turkish Lakes Region, a highly active tectonic area on the Anatolia Plateau. There are several shallow lakes in the region that are replenished through precipitation, limestone springs and streams, and runoff from the Sultan Mountains. The water levels of these lakes change seasonally, mainly due to their usage as a drinking water source and as irrigation for local agriculture. As water levels drop, the light-colored limestone sediments on the lake beds become more apparent, giving the water a lighter color (as with Lake Beysehir above). Lake Beysehir and Lake Egirdir have been designated by global conservation organizations as important bird and plant habitats. At least 181 bird species use the shorelines and small islands within the lakes as nesting and breeding grounds. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 485k |
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Mission: | ISS061 |
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Roll - Frame: | E - 14342 |
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Geographical Name: | TURKEY |
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Features: | LAKE BEYSEHIR, LAKE EGIRDIR |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 37.9N x 31.4E |
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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:: | N8 |
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Camera Tilt: | 44 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 95 |
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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=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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Date: | 20191026 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 094546 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 40.0N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 28.5E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 179 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 221 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 38 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | ISLANDS, MOUNTAINS, PLATEAU |
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Water Views: | LAKE |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE |
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