Patagonian Shelf Bloom

Satellite
Argentina
SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, ORBIMAGE

SeaWiFS collected another clear view of the ocean east of Argentina on November 27, 2001. This area is known for its turbulent current patterns which stretch plankton communities into long curving ribbons.

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Maps of Argentina

Satellite image of Argentina

Satellite image showing the territory of the Republic of Agentina the most extensive Spanish-speaking country on...

Satellite image of Patagonia, Argentina

Satellite image of Patagonia, Argentina.

The Plateau of Patagonia in Argentina and southern Chile are shown in...

Satellite image of glacier in Patagonia

This image of a Patagonian glacier was aqcuired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection...

Satellite image of the Strait of Magellan

Until the Panama Canal was finished in 1914, the Strait of Magellan was the only safe...

Satellite image of the Pampas

This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite from June 15,...

Paraná River Delta in Argentina

The Paraná River delta is a huge forested marshland about 20 miles northeast of Buenos Aires,...

Patagonia and the mountains of the southern Andes

Satellite image of Patagonia and the mountains of the southern Andes.

Many volcanic peaks, snowcapped ridges and...

Satellite image of North-Central Argentina

The color infrared film accurately delineates the intensively productive cultivated farmland (red colors) from the unproductive,...

Satellite image of the Paraná river delta

The meandering sediment-laden stream channels of the lower Paraná River are easily distinguished from the darker,...

Satellite image of the coast of Argentina

Off the east coast of Argentina, the South Atlantic Ocean is blooming with color. This true-color...

Imagen satelital del río Paraná

The muddy, multibraided channels of the Paraná River are visible as the river flows south past...

Phytoplankton bloom off Argentina

Clouds of blue and green color the South Atlantic Ocean in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer...

Patagonian Shelf Bloom