Watery Gem of Northern Italy, the City of Venice : Image of the Day | NASA -- Image eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS001&roll=ESC&frame=6691 ISS001-ESC-6691 was provided by the eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
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Added by: gwilliam
Added Date: 2011-06-26
Publication Date: 2001-02-21
Subjects: What -- International Space Station (ISS), Where -- Adriatic Sea, Where -- Italy
Collections: nasa, nasaimageofthedaygallery
Total Size: 6.16 MB
Extensions: torrent
Rights: Public Domain
Year: 2001
Downloads: 150
Views: 200
Total Files: 10
Media Type: image
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The compact Italian city of Venice with its renowned canals is situated on a small, fish-shaped island in the Laguna Veneta at the northwest corner of the Adriatic Sea. In this photo taken from the International Space Station by the Expedition 1 Crew on February 21, 2001, one can see part of the causeway connecting the city to the mainland. The sinuous Canal Grande bisecting the city is easily visible in this scene as is the larger Canal Giudecca to the west, which leads to the port facilities on the northwestern end of the island. For centuries, the low-lying city has successfully coped with the three-foot tidal range experienced at this end of the Adriatic Sea, and the series of barrier islands has offered some protection from storm waves. However, a combination of both regional land subsidence and recent slight rises in sea level pose a significant threat this historic city and its priceless art treasures.