New Zealand brought to light for Waitangi Day

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 13 February 2017 at 22:25:31 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 March 2017 at 22:25:31 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 20 April 2017 at 21:42:38 UTC
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Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 22 August 2017 at 21:27:40 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, island, mountain range, volcanoes, UNESCO World Heritage, Pacific Ring of fire, New Zealand
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (20.04.2017 & 22.08.2017) - 10,6,3 colour composite - View of New Zealand highlighting the Southern Alps.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (13.02.2017) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Christchurch, Ellesmere Lake laguna & Banks Peninsula eroded volcano.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (28.07.2017) - 4,3,2 & 8,4,3 & 11,8,2 colour composites - Mount Taranaki volcano & Egmont National Park.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (28.07.2017) - 4,3,2 & 11,8,2 & 8,11,2 colour composites - Ruapehu & Ngauruhoe volcanoes.
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These volcanoes are located in Tongariro National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage in Taupo Volcanic Zone. Visible at the north-east, the 616 km² Lake Taupo lies in a caldera created by a supervolcanic eruption that occurred approximately 26,500 years ago.
Fig. 5 - S2 (04.08.2017) - 4,3,2 & 11,8,2 & 8,11,2 colour composites - Varied landscape around Dunedin.
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The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency or the European Union.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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