[:ja]ESAの地球観測衛星Sentinel-2が撮影したモルディブです。低地の島嶼国のため、地球温暖化で大きな影響を受けている国の一つです。
モルディブはスリランカ南西のインド洋に浮かぶ26の環礁や約1,200の島々から成り、高温多湿の熱帯気候の環境に約200の島に人が住みます。海抜の最高が2.4mという平坦な地形であり、近年の海面上昇と珊瑚礁の死滅により、国土が消滅する危険にさらされています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： JEWELS OF THE MALDIVES (ESA)
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.829: Maldives🇲🇻
ESA’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured the Maldives of the Indian Ocean. For its low altitude Maldives is one of the countries that are immensely affected by global warming.
The Maldives consists of 1,192 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, along the north-south direction, spread over roughly 90,000km2, making this one of the world’s most dispersed countries. Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with maximum and average natural ground levels of only 2.4m above sea level.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: JEWELS OF THE MALDIVES (ESA)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.829: Maldives🇲🇻
ESA’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured the Maldives of the Indian Ocean. For its low altitude Maldives is one of the countries that are immensely affected by global warming.
The Maldives consists of 1,192 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, along the north-south direction, spread over roughly 90,000km2, making this one of the world’s most dispersed countries. Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with maximum and average natural ground levels of only 2.4m above sea level.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: JEWELS OF THE MALDIVES (ESA)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]