[:ja]ルカ・パルミタノ宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したカザフスタンのテンギス湖です。
テンギス湖は、カザフスタン中央北部にある塩湖です。この湖は鳥類にとって重要な湿地で、ラムサール条約登録湿地であるテンギス・コルガルジュン湖系の一部です。テンギス湖では318種の鳥類が記録されており、そのうち22種は危機に瀕しています。この湖は、ナウルズム国立自然保護区とともに2008年にカザフスタンで初めてUNESCOの世界自然遺産に推薦されたコルガルジュン国立自然保護区の一部です。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.1173: Lake Tengiz, Kazakhstan🇰🇿
Astronaut Luca Parmitano captured from ISS Lake Tengiz, Kazakhstan.
Tengiz Lake (Теңіз көлі) is a saline lake in north-central part of Kazakhstan. Its eastern shore is deeply indented and includes the Tengizi Islands. Lake Tengiz is an important wetland site for birds. It is a part of a Ramsar wetland site of international importance, the Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Lake System. 318 species of birds have been recorded at Lake Tengiz, 22 of which are endangered. It is the most northerly nesting site for the Greater flamingo; in the years 2006-2011 around 45,000 members of that species were noted.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1173: Lake Tengiz, Kazakhstan🇰🇿
Astronaut Luca Parmitano captured from ISS Lake Tengiz, Kazakhstan.
Tengiz Lake (Теңіз көлі) is a saline lake in north-central part of Kazakhstan. Its eastern shore is deeply indented and includes the Tengizi Islands. Lake Tengiz is an important wetland site for birds. It is a part of a Ramsar wetland site of international importance, the Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Lake System. 318 species of birds have been recorded at Lake Tengiz, 22 of which are endangered. It is the most northerly nesting site for the Greater flamingo; in the years 2006-2011 around 45,000 members of that species were noted.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]