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Alexandria (Al Iskandariya), Egypt
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This image of Alexandria was taken by astronauts on board
the International Space Station in December 2000 using an
Electronic Still Camera. A wider-angle view (STS088-739-
90) taken from the Space Shuttle in December 1998 is
available for context.Alexandria (Al Iskandariya)
occupies a T-shaped peninsula and strip of land
separating the Mediterranean from Lake Mariout.
Originally the town was built upon a mole (stone
breakwater) called Heptastadium, which joined the island
of Pharos (see referenced website, below) to the
mainland. Since then sedimentary deposits have widened
the mole. Since 1905, when the 370,000 Alexandrians lived
in an area of about 4 sq km between the two harbors, the
city (population 4 million; see referenced website,
below) has grown beyond its medieval walls and now
occupies an area of about 300 sq km. The Mahmudiya Canal,
connecting Alexandria with the Nile, runs to the south of
the city and, by a series of locks, enters the harbor of
the principal port of Egypt (note ships). The reddish and
ochre polygons west of Lake Mariout are salt-evaporation,
chemical-storage, and water-treatment ponds within the
coastal lagoon.Reference Youssef Halim and Fatma Abou
Shouk, 2000, Human impacts on Alexandria's marine
environment: UNESCO, Coastal Regions and Small Islands
Unit (CSI), Coastal Management Sourcebooks 2 (accessed
December 20, 2000)Additional photographs taken by
astronauts can be viewed at NASA-JSC's Gateway to
Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Date Published: 2009-11-04 05:46:38
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