Serrania de Chiribiquete, Colombia

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 17 January 2016 at 15:21:22 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 08 December 2019 from 10:35:05 to 10:35:30 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 20 December 2019 from 10:35:04 to 10:35:29 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 January 2020 from 10:35:04 to 10:35:29 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mountain range, plateau, tableland, rainforest, land, erosion, craton, national park, UNESCO World Heritage, Colombia, Guiana shield
Fig. 1 - S1 (mean 08 & 20.12.2019, 01.01.2020) - neg(vh,vv,vh) - Serranía de Chiribiquete are on the western part of the Guiana shield.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S2 (17.01.2016) - 4,3,2 natural colour - This 1.7 billion-year-old craton hosts table-like mountains called tepuis.
3D view
Fig. 3 - neg(vh,vv,vh) colour composite - Tepuis of the Guiana Highlands remind of the Monument Valley mesas.
3D view
Fig. 4 - A 43000 km² UNESCO World Heritage site, Serrania de Chiribiquete is the world's largest tropical rainforest national park.
3D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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