Cape fold belt, South Africa

Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 15 July 2020 from 07:27:08 to 08:28:40 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 15 July 2020 from 07:27:08 to 08:28:40 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 16 July 2020 from 08:02:29 to 08:05:29 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 16 July 2020 from 08:02:29 to 08:05:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 July 2020 at 08:06:09 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Coastal range, mountain, geology, South Africa, RSA
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (15 & 16.07.2020) - Cape fold belt is the range bordering the southern coast of South Africa.
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Fig. 2 - S3 OLCI + SLSTR (15 & 16.07.2020) - It runs parallel to the Great Escarpment for 800 km.
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Fig. 3 - S3 OLCI (15 & 16.07.2020) - A flatter area separate it from the Great Escarpment & its higher, younger lava-topped Central Plateau.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (16.07.2020) - It is topped by Seweweekspoortpiek at 2325 m, located within its central section in the Swartberg mountain chain.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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