Witenwasserenstock peak, at the crossroad of 3 seas

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 03 September 2018 at 17:15:17 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 October 2018 at 10:20:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 February 2019 at 17:15:14 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 21 February 2019 at 10:20:39 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, hydrology, river, cryosphere, mountain range, glacier, lake, snow, ice, Switzerland, Italy, Alps
Fig. 1 - S1 (03.09.2018) - vv,vh,vv colour composite - Witenwasserenstock peak lies in Saint-Gotthard Massif near the Italian border.
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At 3082m, this tripoint lies next to the 3190m-high Pizzo Rotondo, the summit of Saint-Gotthard Massif, itself a part of the Lepontine Alps.
Fig. 2 - S2 (21.02.2019) - 11,8,2 colour composite - On its eastern flank, water enters the North Sea 670km north via the Reuss & the Rhine.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (06.02.2019) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) - On the west water flows in the Rhone, through Lake Leman & into the Mediterranean 460km SW.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (19.10.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - On the east, the Ticino joins the Po after Lake Maggiore & ends in the Adriatic 360km SE.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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