Near_east_lrg.jpg

Description Near east lrg.jpg	This true-color image of the region was taken on September 10, 2000, by the MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. The image shows the lands of Israel along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, with the countries of Jordan to the southeast and Syria to the Northeast. The region known as the West Bank lies between the two countries. Running from north to south, the Jordan River links the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Click the image to enlarge it, and to see the borders drawn in. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Group, NASA GSFC
Date	image taken on 10. Sep. 2000
Source	http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/modis_near_east_lrg.jpg
Author	NASA, earthobservatory, http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
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