Record canyons in Arequipa region, Peru

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 November 2018 at 15:07:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 21 November 2018 at 14:57:19 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 13 January 2019 at 10:31:18 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 14 January 2019 from 23:23:44 to 23:24:09 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mountain range, canyon, river, agriculture, volcano, subduction zone, Peru, Pacific Ring of Fire.
Fig. 1 - S2 (19 & 21.11.2018) - Located within the Andean cordillera, the Arequipa region features the deepest canyons on Earth.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (08.01.2019) - Relief x1 - Cotahuasi Canyon is 3354 m deep; the relief drops from the 6425 m Coropuna to sea level in 100 km.
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Fig. 3 - Colca Canyon is 70 km long & 3270 m deep. At right, the 5600 m high Nevado Mismi, the most distant source of the Amazon river.
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Fig. 4 - S2 - The numerous eruptions have made the local soil extremely fertile, it is one of the most agriculturally productive in Peru.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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