The most interesting satellite images of 2013

Less than a month left before the New Year, we begin to sum up. Today we will get acquainted with the most interesting images from satellites in 2013.

(Total 20 photos)

1. A group of three reefs in the Bahamas - small, sandy islands formed on the surface of a coral reef, May 26, 2013.

2. Big "green tide" with the city of Sur in the Arab state of Oman, February 13, 2013.

3. Colorado River in Utah, April 22, 2013.

4. Versailles in France, August 20, 2013.

5. Color image of wildfires in the Australian state of Tasmania, January 6, 2013.

6. Aleppo Citadel - a medieval palace in Syria, March 26, 2013. By the way, if you turn the picture 180 degrees, then the "hole" will turn into a "hill". Interesting optical illusion.

7. Great Barrier Reef in Australia, April 22, 2013.

8. Galesnjak heart-shaped island in Croatia on February 16, 2013.

9. Volcano Manam, located in New Guinea, March 22, 2013.

10. Vesuvius in Naples, February 19, 2013.

11. The Namib Desert in South Africa, May 13, 2013.

12. A uranium mine in Arlit, an industrial city in the Republic of Niger, February 13, 2013.

13. A new island that appeared as a result of an earthquake in Pakistan on the coast of Gwadar, September 29, 2013.

14. An artificial island in the capital of Qatar - Doha, March 4, 2013.

15. The place where the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, March 17, 2013.

16. Theme park in Valencia, Spain, July 19, 2013.

17. Shiyuan Park in Xi'an, China, September 24, 2013.

18. A giant rubber duck in Hong Kong, May 9, 2013. It was created by a Dutch artist named Florentijn Hofman. Since 2007, the six-story “bath duck”, acting as a messenger of peace, has already visited 12 famous cities, the list of which includes: Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam and others.

19. A huge piece called "Desire" in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 3, 2013.

20. Dam on the Kwanza River in Angola, April 28, 2013.