Rhone Valley

The sediment plume from the emerging Rhone River is visible in this SeaWiFS image of southern France.

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Maps of France

Airplane tracks crisscross the skies over the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic Ocean (left) in...

These true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images acquired by the Terra and Aqua satellites show...

A large phytoplankton bloom in Frances Bay of Biscay brought bright swirls of light blue and...

A large phytoplankton bloom in Frances Bay of Biscay brought bright swirls of light blue and...

This true-color MODIS image shows a phytoplankton bloom, indicated by the blue-green swirls, off the coast...

These Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images show the extent of flooding along the southern reaches...

These Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images show the extent of flooding along the southern reaches...

Numerous airplane contrails crisscross the English Channel, providing visual proof of how common air travel is....

The chalky white exteriors of single-celled marine plants called coccolithophores are coloring the water of the...

As many as thirty forest fires were started in the last week of July 2003 along...

France satellite map. On a clear day SeaWiFS captured this view of France. Note the large number of aircraft contrails over the English Channel.