
Turpan Depression, China

by Nasa
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Turpan Depression, China
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Nasa
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Turpan Depression, satellite image. North is at top. The Turpan (or Turfan) depression (lower frame) is located at the foot of China's Bogda Mountains (green, upper frame). The depression is a strange mix of salt lakes (blue), sand dunes (orange), and vegetation (dark green), and is one of the few areas of land in the world that lie below sea level. Bare land is shown in pink. Image obtained on 9/1/99, by the Landsat 7 satellite.
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May 30th, 2013
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