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Greece – November 2nd, 2008

Greece - October 20th, 2008 Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. It lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia...

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The Shoreline of Crete, Greece – March 26th, 2009

Crete, Greece - March 16th, 2009 Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 8,336 km² (3,219 square miles). It is one of the...

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Islands of the Aegean Sea – July 15th, 2009

Aegean Sea and Islands - June 29th, 2009 The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of...

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Aegean Islands Between Greece and Turkey

Greece and Turkey - June 30th, 2010 Thousands of islands belonging to Greece (left) and Turkey (right) dot the waters of the Aegean Sea. These are the Aegean Islands, a group of islands in the Aegean...

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Crete and Dust Plume Over Libya’s Gulf of Sidra

Libya and Crete - July 14th, 2011 The island of Crete can be observed at the top center of this image, near of Libya. It is the largest island in Greece, located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea...

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Al Jabel Al Akhdar and Irrigated Fields East of the Haruj, Libya

Libya - August 18th, 2011 The brown area along the coastline of Libya is location of the Al Jabel Al Akhdar, meaning the Green Mountain. The range runs parallel to the Mediterranean Sea, east of the...

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Mediterranean Sea Between Libya and Greece – September 28th, 2011

Greece and Libya - September 9th, 2011 Visible in the upper part of this image are the southern portion of Greece (left) and the southwestern portion of Turkey (right), with numerous islands dotting...

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Mediterranean Features by Turkey and Egypt

Turkey - April 28th, 2012 This image stretches from Turkey (above), across the Mediterranean Sea to Egypt (lower right) and Libya (lower left). The large islands in the Mediterranean are Cyprus (right)...

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Large Forest Fire Sweeping Across Island of Chios, Greece – August 23rd, 2012

Greece – August 18th, 2012 Greek firefighters are battling a large forest fire sweeping across the eastern Aegean island of Chios, which lies north-east of the capital, Athens, off the coast of Turkey....

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Light Veil of Dust Over Mediterranean Sea

Egypt – May 30th, 2013 A light veil of dust can be seen blowing off the coasts of Egypt and Libya, and over the Mediterranean Sea, towards Crete (upper left). Sand seas, also known as ergs, extend over...

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