Wildlife refuge in pristine landscape at Bazaruto Island, Mozambique

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 18 September 2018 at 07:26:11 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Coastal, archipelago, island, water colour, national park, biodiversity, beach, coral reef, mangrove, sand banks, marshes, forest, savannah, Mozambique, Indian Ocean
Fig. 1 - S2 (18.09.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Bazaruto archipelago is a national park in Mozambique since 1971.
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Endangered species live there: whale sharks, otters, humpback whales & dugongs, as well as several species of sea turtles, dolphins and rays.
Fig. 2 - Focus on Bazaruto Island with a lower gain to appreciate the beauty of the dunes & sandbars that make of its beaches.
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Fig. 3 - 8,4,3 colour composite - Crocodiles, pelicans, flamingo, endemic gastropods & lizards live on the marshy, downwind side of Benguerra
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Fig. 4 - 11,8,2 colour composite - Landscapes include coral reefs, huge dunes, forest and savannah, mangrove, inland lakes and wetlands.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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