Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA)

摘要

Antarctica--a frozen dream comes to life through the extraordinary focus of LIMA, where you can pan and zoom in to view areas of the continent never before seen with such clarity. Discover the different blue tones of ice in glaciers, lakes, and ice flows. Clearly discriminate between ice and snow. See jagged mountains and the dry (ice-free) valleys. Follow the coast and feel as though you are watching calving icebergs. This section of the Natural-Color, Pan-Sharpened LIMA (bands 3, 2, 1) includes McMurdo Station (United States), the largest research base in Antarctica, at the tip of Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island. Also visible are the Erebus Glacier Tongue, the Koettlitz and Ferrar Glaciers, and the Royal Society Range.