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English: About 200 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of Berlin lies an area of Germany known as Neuseenland (“New Lakelands”). Located in the Leipzig district, this area is the site of a massive project to transform the landscape into a series of lakes and interconnected rivers. In this photograph taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, we see two manmade lakes surrounded by rapeseed, wheat, and potato fields.
The Zwenkauer See, first excavated in 1921, and the Cospudener See, dug in 1981, started as open-pit lignite mines. They yielded a combined total of 610 million tons of lignite, a type of brown coal used extensively by Germany. As a result of these mining operations, the nearby land was severely scarred: rivers were redirected, forests were cut down, and thousands of nearby residents were relocated. Activism by the citizens of Zwenkau and Markkleeberg in the early 1990s resulted in the permanent shutdown of the mines. Rehabilitation of the region began shortly thereafter. Both mines were slowly flooded over a period of eight years through a process of river channeling, and they have become two of the largest lakes in the area. The Harth Canal is now under construction today between the Zwenkauer and Cospudener Sees. It will enable boats to sail from Zwenkau Harbor to the city of Leipzig, about 12 kilometers (8 miles) to the northeast. Thanks to the development of the lakes, surrounding towns such as Markkleeberg and Zwenkau are becoming more popular with tourists.Deutsch: Etwa 200 Kilometer südwestlich von Berlin liegt ein Gebiet im Landkreis Leipzig, das als Neuseenland bekannt ist. Dieses Gebiet ist das Ergebnis eines umfassenden Projektes, die Landschaft in eine Reihe von Seen mit verbindenden Flüssen umzuwanndeln. In dieser Photograpie, die von Astronauten an Bord der Internationalen Raumstation angefertigt wurde, sieht man zwei künstliche Seen, die von Feldern mit Raps, Weizen und Kartoffeln umgeben sind.
Der Zwenkauer See, erstmals gegraben ab 1921 und der ab1981 gegrabene Cospudener See waren ursprünglich Tagebaue für Braunkohle. Aus ihnen wurden insgesamt 610 Millionen Tonnen Braunohle gefördert. Als Folge dieser Bergbauaktivitäten wurde die Landschaft stark verändert: Flüsse wurden umgeleitet, Wälder abgeholzt und Tausende von Bewohnern umgesiedelt. Die Initiativen der Bürger von Zwenkau and Markkleeberg zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre führte zur dauerhaften Schließung der Gruben, und die Rekultivierung der Landschaft begann kurz darauf. Beide Tagebaue wurden langsam, während eines Zeitraums von acht Jahren, geflutet, indem man Flüsse einleitete, und die beiden Gruben wurden zu den größten Seen in der Region. Der Harthkanal befindet sich derzeit im Bau und verbindet den See mit der Stadt Leipzig, etwa 12 Kilometer weiter nordöstlich. Aufgrund der Bildung der beiden Seen werden die umliegenden Städte wie Markkleeberg und Zwenkau mehr und mehr Ziel von Touristen. |
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Source | https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92200 |
Author | Astronaut photograph ISS047-E-108766 was acquired on May 9, 2016, with a Nikon D4 digital camera using an 1150 millimeter lens and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 47 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. Caption by Sarah Deitrick, Jacobs, and Justin Wilkinson, Texas State University, JETS Contract at NASA-JSC. |
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Camera model | NIKON D4 |
Exposure time | 1/250 sec (0.004) |
F-number | f/13 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 06:22, 9 May 2016 |
Lens focal length | 1,150 mm |
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File change date and time | 12:55, 24 May 2018 |
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Maximum land aperture | 6 APEX (f/8) |
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White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 1,150 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
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Date metadata was last modified | 08:55, 24 May 2018 |
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