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 STS048-151-249 (thumbnail)
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   Photo ID:

   STS048-151-249   


   Program:

   Shuttle   


   Mission:

   STS-048


   Date Taken:

   1991-09-18


   Film Type:

   4x5

Title:
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Description:
Along the coast of Queensland, Australia (18.0S, 147.5E), timbered foothills of the Great Dividing Range separate the semi-arid interior of Queensland from the farmlands of the coastal plains. Prominent cleared areas in the forest indicate deforestation for farm and pasture lands. Offshore, islands and the Great Barrier Reef display sand banks along the southern sides of the structures indicating a dominant southerly wind and current direction.
Subject Terms:
AGRICULTURE AUSTRALIA CORAL REEFS DEFORESTATION EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) FORESTS GREAT BARRIER REEF ISLANDS MOUNTAINS PACIFIC OCEAN STS-48
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