NASA Photo ID: STS41G-120-180 File Name: 10061866.jpg
Film Type: 4x5 Date Taken: 10/13/84
Title: Panoramic Sinai Peninsula, Red Sea
Description:
An excellent panoramic view of the entire Sinai Peninsula (29.0N, 34.0E)
and the nearby Nile River Delta and eastern Mediterranean coastal region.
The Suez Canal, at the top of the scene just to the right of the Delta,
connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez on the west side of
the Sinai Peninsula and the Gulf of Aqaba is on the west where they
both flow into the Red Sea. At upper right, is the Dead Sea, Jordan
River and Lake Tiberius.
Subject terms:
DESERTS
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)
EGYPT
GULFS
ISRAEL
JORDAN
MOUNTAINS
OCEANS
PENINSULAS
SAUDI ARABIA
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-G
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