[:ja]ルカ・パルミタノ宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したクレタ島とアフリカ大陸です。
クレタ島はギリシャ南方の地中海に浮かぶ同国最大の島。古代ミノア文明が栄えた土地で、クノッソス宮殿をはじめとする多くの遺跡を持ちます。島の大部分は地中海性の気候であり、温暖です。海との距離によって空気も湿潤であり、冬も気候は穏やかです。山岳部では11月から5月にかけて降雪がみられ、山頂では一年を通じて雪を戴いていまｓが、低地での降雪はまれであり、降ったとしても積雪することはまずありません。島の南側の沿岸部では北アフリカの気候区分に属し、一年を通じて日照時間は長く、高温です。ナツメヤシが実を結び、ツバメもアフリカへの渡りを行わずに一年中留まります。島の東南部のイエラペトラなどでは、冬季に温室で夏の野菜や果物を生産しています。また、クレタ島はヨーロッパにおける最初の文明のひとつであるミノア文明が栄えた。ミノア文明は、紀元前3000年頃からクノッソスが衰退した紀元前1400年頃ごろまで栄えたと考えられています。
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.1184: Crete and African Continent🇬🇷
Astronaut Luca Parmitano captured from ISS the Crete and African Continent.
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands. Humans have inhabited the island before 130,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic age. Crete was the centre of Europe’s first advanced civilization, the Minoans, from 2700 to 1420 BC; the Minoan civilization was overrun by the Mycenaean civilization from mainland Greece. The island is mountainous, and its character is defined by a high mountain range crossing from west to east; the range of Lefka Ori contains Crete’s highest point, Mount Ida. Crete forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece, while retaining its own local cultural traits, such as its own poetry and music.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1184: Crete and African Continent🇬🇷
Astronaut Luca Parmitano captured from ISS the Crete and African Continent.
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands. Humans have inhabited the island before 130,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic age. Crete was the centre of Europe’s first advanced civilization, the Minoans, from 2700 to 1420 BC; the Minoan civilization was overrun by the Mycenaean civilization from mainland Greece. The island is mountainous, and its character is defined by a high mountain range crossing from west to east; the range of Lefka Ori contains Crete’s highest point, Mount Ida. Crete forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece, while retaining its own local cultural traits, such as its own poetry and music.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]