This series of maps shows how much the landscape of the eastern United States changed between 1650 and 1992. The maps depict canopy height, the height of the tallest continuous layer of vegetation.
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The Chinese city has reclaimed land from shallow coastal waters at a rapid rate.
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Satellites help land managers and city planners track city growth and ecosystem health around Portland, Oregon.
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What did Central America look like at the height of the Mayan civilization? Probably different than you think.
Farms in the historic Oltenia province display a compelling array of shapes and sizes.
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Acquired August 17, 2011, this natural-color image shows Franz Josef Land, a 191-island archipelago in the northeastern Barents Sea.
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This summertime, natural-color image shows the Åland Islands between Sweden and Finland.
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The basin’s colloquial name is the “Land of Terror” because, for many, to traverse this land is to stare death in the face.
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Unlike the vegetated tundra of its neighboring islands, Bunge Land is a barren sandy plain that also serves as a land bridge.
People often say that borders are not visible from space. But the line between Kazakhstan and China couldn't be clearer if it were drawn on the sand.
Acquired in 2006, 2009, and 2010, these natural-color images show the progress of land reclamation aimed at increasing the port capacity at Rotterdam.
From vineyards to roadways, this map paints a detailed picture of surface types found across the country.
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Seawalls and dredging have created new real estate along the city’s coastlines.
This global map shows Earth’s anthropogenic biomes—ecological patterns caused or influenced by human activity.
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