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LOCATION Direction Photo #: ISS065-E-163199 Date: Jul. 2021
Geographic Region: PARAGUAY
Feature: PARANA RIVER, APIPE ISLAND


 

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) snapped this photograph of a portion of the Parana River, the second longest river in South America. It flows mostly northeast to southwest for approximately 4,880 kilometers (3,030 miles), passing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and making part of the Argentina - Paraguay border.

This image captures some of the interlocking, braided patterns that are common along the Parana River system. Sediment that eroded upstream from riverbanks in Brazil was carried downriver and deposited and piled up into islands - such as Isla Apipe (Argentina). The sediments also make braid bars, which are smaller, rhomboid-shaped landforms created by the interweaving of water and land as the river level rises and falls over time.

This labyrinth of braided channels also provides routes for small boats and ships, allowing for the transport of goods to inland South America - at least as far upstream as the Yacyreta Dam. Built to generate hydroelectric power, the dam now separates the upper Parana River from the braid bars.

Farmers cultivate crops such as coffee, corn, and cotton in fields adjacent to the Parana River floodplain. These crops, among others, have been affected by ongoing drought conditions that began in the region in 2020 and have slowed the transport of goods decrease in water levels.



Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 498k
Mission: ISS065  
Roll - Frame: E - 163199
Geographical Name: PARAGUAY  
Features: PARANA RIVER, APIPE ISLAND  
Center Lat x Lon: 27.5S x 56.8W
Film Exposure:   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 10
 
Camera:: N8
 
Camera Tilt: 27   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 200  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: NE   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: 20210709   YYYYMMDD
Time: 135246   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 29S  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 58.1W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 34   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 229   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 31   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
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