Astronaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov captured from ISS Eilat, Israel.
Eilat is Israel’s southernmost city, with a population of 53,151, a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. Eilat is located at the southernmost tip of Israel, at the southern end of the Arabah and the Negev Desert, adjacent to the Egyptian resort city of Taba to the south, the Jordanian port city of Aqaba to the east, and within sight of Haql, Saudi Arabia, across the gulf to the southeast. Its renown coral reefs make it a popular destination for diving tourism, with activities such as snorkeling and scuba diving.
Eilat’s arid desert climate and low humidity are moderated by proximity to a warm sea. Temperatures often exceed 40°C in summer, and 21°C in winter, while water temperatures range between 20 and 26°C. Eilat averages 360 sunny days a year.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Sergey Kud-Sverchkov’s Tweet
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