[:ja]パオロ・ネスポリ宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したスペイン北東部を流れるエブロ川の河口のデルタ（三角州）です。エブロ川はイベリア半島で2番目に長い（930km）河川で、5自治州を流れた後、地中海西部地域最大規模の湿地であるエブロ・デルタで地中海に注ぎます。
デルタの丸みを帯びた形状は、エブロ川の流れによる土砂の堆積が波の浸食による土砂の後退より多いことで形成されています。今日のデルタでは集約的農業が行われており、コメ、特に柑橘類などの果物、野菜を栽培している。数多くのビーチ、湿地、塩沼があり、300種以上の鳥類の生息地となっています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Paolo Nespoli’s Tweet
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.351: Ebro River Delta of Spain🇪🇸
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured from ISS Ebro River Delta, northeast Spain. The Ebro is the second longest river (930km) in the Iberian peninsula and flows through 5 states.
The rounded form of the delta attests to the balance between sediment deposition by the Ebro and removal of this material by wave erosion. The modern delta is in intensive agricultural use for rice, fruit (in particular citrus), and vegetables. It is very important for over 300 species of a wide range of transient and overwintering bird species, and serves as an essential stopover point for large numbers of migratory birds and waterfowl.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Paolo Nespoli’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.351: Ebro River Delta of Spain🇪🇸
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured from ISS Ebro River Delta, northeast Spain. The Ebro is the second longest river (930km) in the Iberian peninsula and flows through 5 states.
The rounded form of the delta attests to the balance between sediment deposition by the Ebro and removal of this material by wave erosion. The modern delta is in intensive agricultural use for rice, fruit (in particular citrus), and vegetables. It is very important for over 300 species of a wide range of transient and overwintering bird species, and serves as an essential stopover point for large numbers of migratory birds and waterfowl.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Paolo Nespoli’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]