[:ja]トーマス・ペスケット宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した北アメリカ西部のロッキー山脈です。ロッキー山脈は4000m級の複数の山地を連ねた山系で、北は北緯60度に近いカナダ・ブリティッシュコロンビア州最北部から、南は米国ニューメキシコ州の州都サンタフェの近くまで、その長さは4,800kmを超えます。
植生や生態系が豊かで、手つかずの自然が残されている地帯も多く、国立公園や世界遺産に登録されている自然遺産も多いです。カナダ・アルバータ州のバンフ国立公園の地上の様子はこちらです。
No.19: カナディアン・ロッキー」でも紹介していますので、ご覧ください。
参考文献： Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.205: Rocky Mountains🇨🇦🇺🇸
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS the Rocky Mountains in the western North America.
The Rockies are a 4,000m-class major mountain range stretching over 4,800 km from the northernmost part of British Columbia, Canada, to New Mexico, U.S.
Much of the mountain range is protected by public parks and forest lands, and is a popular tourist destination, especially for hiking, camping, etc. The local scenery on the ground of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada is as follows.
Please take a look at the Rockies previously introduced in No.19 Canadian Rockies”.
Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.205: Rocky Mountains🇨🇦🇺🇸
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS the Rocky Mountains in the western North America.
The Rockies are a 4,000m-class major mountain range stretching over 4,800 km from the northernmost part of British Columbia, Canada, to New Mexico, U.S.
Much of the mountain range is protected by public parks and forest lands, and is a popular tourist destination, especially for hiking, camping, etc. The local scenery on the ground of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada is as follows.
Please take a look at the Rockies previously introduced in No.19 Canadian Rockies”.
Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]