[:ja]トマ・ペスケ宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した、カスピ海沿岸のアゼルバイジャンの首都バクーです。アゼルバイジャンは、南コーカサスに位置し、東ヨーロッパに含められることもあります。

Credit: Thomas Pesquet, ESA, NASA

首都バクーはカスピ海西岸に突き出したアブシェロン半島南岸にあり、バクー湾に面するように広がった港町です。2百万人を擁する南コーカサス地域有数の大都市で、大規模なバクー油田をもち、帝政ロシア時代から石油の生産地として発展してきました。

地上の様子はこちらです。

Credit: OCCRP

参考文献:
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る: LiVEARTH

[Earthview Wonders] No.380: Baku, Azerbaijan🇦🇿

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS beautiful night view of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan on the west coast of Caspian Sea.

Credit: Thomas Pesquet, ESA, NASA

Baku with 2 million population is the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku’s largest industry is petroleum, and its petroleum exports make it a large contributor to the country.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: OCCRP

Reference:
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.380: Baku, Azerbaijan🇦🇿

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS beautiful night view of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan on the west coast of Caspian Sea.

Credit: Thomas Pesquet, ESA, NASA

Baku with 2 million population is the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku’s largest industry is petroleum, and its petroleum exports make it a large contributor to the country.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: OCCRP

Reference:
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]