[:ja]アレックス・ゲルスト宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した中東のアカバ湾です。
アカバ湾は、紅海の北奥、シナイ半島の東側にある、南北に細長く伸びる湾です。チラン海峡より北側にあります。両岸はエジプトとサウジアラビアですが、最奥部にはイスラエルのエイラト、ヨルダンのアカバの各港があり、4ヶ国の国境が集中しています。地学的には、紅海から続く大地溝帯の一部であり、さらに死海へと連なっています。イスラエルではエイラト湾と呼ばれています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Alex Gerst’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.786: Gulf of Aqaba🇪🇬🇸🇦🇮🇱🇯🇴
Astronaut Alex Gerst captured from ISS the Gulf of Aqaba in the Middle East.
The Gulf of Aqaba or Gulf of Eilat is a large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea, east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland. The gulf measures 24km at its widest point and reaches a maximum depth of 1,850m in its central area: the Gulf of Suez is significantly wider but less than 100m deep. Like the coastal waters of the Red Sea, the gulf is one of the world’s premier sites for diving.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Alex Gerst’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.786: Gulf of Aqaba🇪🇬🇸🇦🇮🇱🇯🇴
Astronaut Alex Gerst captured from ISS the Gulf of Aqaba in the Middle East.
The Gulf of Aqaba or Gulf of Eilat is a large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea, east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland. The gulf measures 24km at its widest point and reaches a maximum depth of 1,850m in its central area: the Gulf of Suez is significantly wider but less than 100m deep. Like the coastal waters of the Red Sea, the gulf is one of the world’s premier sites for diving.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Alex Gerst’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]