At the crossroads of Persian Gulf, Black & Caspian Seas

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 03 October 2016 at 07:12:34 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 20 October 2017 at 07:08:51 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 18 September 2019 at 07:12:46 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 October 2019 at 15:10:00 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 October 2019 at 07:57:41 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Hydrology, river, mountain range, endorheic basin, Turkey.
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (20.10.2017 & 18.09.2019) - Camliyurt Tepesi lies in Erzurum province, in a subrange of the Armenian Highlands, Turkey.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S3 OLCI (03.10.2016) - From this tripoint, water may reach Çoruh river, Black Sea and the Atlantic Ocean via Mediterranean Sea.
3D view
Fig. 3 - S1 (01.10.2019) - But rainfalls can also flow into the Euphrates river, reaching the Indian Ocean or terminate in the Caspian Sea.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (02.10.2019) - Guzeljaya Early-Warning radar site lies on this 3145m high Çamlıyurt Tepesi tripoint in the Kargapazarı Mountains.
3D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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