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Observational data

2020/08/15

Satellites and Spacecraft > Earth Observation Satellites > Global Change Observation Mission - Climate "SHIKISAI" (GCOM-C)
Observation Images > Earth Observation

The Severnaya Zemlya as seen from ”SHIKISAI”　 This archipelago is located in the Arctic Circle and is the newest archipelago discovered on the Earth. When it was first discovered in 1913, it was thought to be a large island, but surveys conducted between 1930 and 1932 identified it as an archipelago.　 Observation date: August 15th 2020　 Observation area: Severnaya Zemlya　 Observation satellite: Global Change Observation Mission - Climate "SHIKISAI" (GCOM-C)

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