[:ja]ドリュー・フューステル宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したロシアのヴォルガ川河口付近、アストラハン近くのヴォルガ・デルタです。
ヴォルガ川はヨーロッパ州最長（3,690km）の川で、ロシア主要部を水系に含む「ロシアの母なる川」です。ヴォルガ川は下流のアストラハン近くの海抜マイナス28m地点でカスピ海に注ぎますが、このデルタの河口部分は幅150kmにも及び、自然保護区に指定されて野鳥の楽園となっています。ヴォルガ・デルタとカスピ海は漁業が盛んで、特にチョウザメで有名で、世界三大珍味の一つであるキャビア加工・生産の中心地となっています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Drew Feustel’s Tweet
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[Earthview Wonders] No.544: Volga Delta, Russia🇷🇺
Astronaut Drew Feustel captured from ISS Volga Delta near Astrakhan, Russia.
The Volga is the longest (3,690m) river in Europe, Europe’s largest river in discharge and drainage basin, and is therefore often referred to as Волга-матушка Volga-Matushka (Mother Volga) in Russian literature and folklore. The river flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea, creating the Volga Delta, an area of 3,222 km2 and 160km across. The Volga Delta and the nearby Caspian Sea offer superb fishing grounds and Astrakhan, at the delta, is the center of the caviar industry.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Drew Feustel’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.544: Volga Delta, Russia🇷🇺
Astronaut Drew Feustel captured from ISS Volga Delta near Astrakhan, Russia.
The Volga is the longest (3,690m) river in Europe, Europe’s largest river in discharge and drainage basin, and is therefore often referred to as Волга-матушка Volga-Matushka (Mother Volga) in Russian literature and folklore. The river flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea, creating the Volga Delta, an area of 3,222 km2 and 160km across. The Volga Delta and the nearby Caspian Sea offer superb fishing grounds and Astrakhan, at the delta, is the center of the caviar industry.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Drew Feustel’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]