File:ISS006-E-35993 - View of Cuba--Varadero.jpg

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View of Cuba taken during ISS Expedition 6

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English: View of Cuba taken during ISS Expedition 6.

West to east, at the top: Varadero (Hicacos peninsula); the small cayo Piedras (about 3 miles N-N-E of Varadero); fr:cayo Blanco and the smaller cayos Careneros at its south end; Cayo Cruz del Padre; cayo Ranas (elongated horizontally); and part of cayo Cabezos on the right.
In the middle: bay of Cárdenas (east side of Hicacos peninsula); es:cayos de las Cinco Leguas (municipality of Martí); and bay of Santa Clara to the east.
All these cayos are part of the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago.

On the main coast towards the right, the lighter spot is La Teja.
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Source JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Mission
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ISS006
Roll
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E
Frame
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35993
Geographic area
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Cuba
Features
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CARDENAS BAY,SANTA CLARA BAY
Cloud percentage
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25%
Altitude
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212 nautical miles (393 km)
Look angle
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36
Look direction
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E
Sun Azimuth
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138°
Sun Elevation
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53°
Camera
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Kodak DCS760c Electronic Still Camera
Focal length
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180 mm
Camera location23° 42′ N, 83° 30′ W Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location23° 00′ N, 81° 00′ W Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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