Astronaut Ivan Vagner captured from ISS Monserrat, Spain.
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. “Montserrat” literally means “serrated (like the common handsaw) mountain” in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with a multitude of rock formations that are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. The Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery is also on the mountain, although it is also known as La Moreneta (“the little tan/dark one” in Catalan).
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Ivan Vagner’s Tweet
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