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Berlin in 1928 and Today

Alex — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 06:28:00 +0000

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Satellite Bird’s Eye View of San Francisco

Alex — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:37:00 +0000

This is an incredible hi-res bird’s eye view of San Francisco taken by DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite.

WorldView-3 is about 17° above the horizon from San Francisco, and it is looking about 60° away from the point directly under it.

The satellite is way out over the Pacific – more than 1300 km or 800 miles to the west.

Via mapbox.com

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The 11 september 2001 attacks. New York. World Trade Center.

Alex — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:06:00 +0000

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Lights pollution in Beijing area (1993 – 2003)

Alex — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:54:00 +0000

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China Meets Kazakhstan

Alex — Thu, 28 May 2015 09:28:00 +0000

China (right) Meets Kazakhstan (left).

China covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi) and has population of around 1.404 billion. Population density: 145/km2 (375.5/sq mi).

Kazakhstan covering approximately 2,724,900 square kilometers (1,052,100 sq mi) and has population of around 0.184 billion. Population density: 7/km2 (18.1/sq mi).

The population density of China is 21 times greater than the population density of Kazakhstan.

China Meets Russia

Alex — Thu, 28 May 2015 09:19:00 +0000

The Russian-China boundary consists of 2 non-contiguous segments. The eastern, more extended border part is about 4,194 kilometers (2,607 mi) in length. The western border part is much shorter (less than 100 kilometers or 62 miles). It runs in the principally snow-covered high elevation range of the Altai Mountains.

The map below shows the Amur River dividing barren Russia from densely populated China.

Such differences, visible from space, are due to the different population sizes of Russia and China. The deforested territory of China bordering Russia shows a large number of settlements. In contrast, the opposite Russian side of the Amur River is covered by forests.

China covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi) and has population of around 1.404 billion. Population density: 145/km2 (375.5/sq mi).

Russia is the largest country in the world is with a land area of 17,125,200 square kilometers (6,612,100 sq mi). The estimated 2019 population of Russia, which was 146.77 million people. Population density:8.4/km2 (21.8/sq mi).

Recently, the population density in the eastern part of Russia is rapidly declining. The map below shows how much the Russian Far East and Chinese North-East populations have changed since 1990.

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