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GDN Online Desk Mon, 07 Nov 2016Mon, 07 Nov 2016

Photographer Benjamin Grant wants to change the way we look at our planet with one photo at a time.

He has partnered with a company called DigitalGlobe which gave him full access to their archives.

He creates an image by stitching together high-resolution satellite photographs.

He has come out with a book titled 'Overview: A New Perspective of Earth' which has over 200 high resolution satellite images put together by him.

(All Images courtesy Instagram.com @dailyoverview/ @digitialglobe)

Mount Fuji

The photo captures the natural beauty of Mount Fuji — an active stratovolcano and the tallest peak in Japan, rising 3,776 meters (12,389 feet).

As seen in this Overview, Fuji has an extremely symmetrical cone, which is snow‑capped several months of the year. During warmer months, climbing routes make it possible for hundreds of thousands of people to scale the volcano each year.

Sossusvlei, Namibia

The image captures the natural beauty of Sossusvlei — a salt and clay pan located on the edge of the Namib Desert in Namibia.

These reddish sand dunes of the desert, seen in the top half of this Overview, are among the tallest in the world, with many rising more than 656 feet (200 meters).

Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi

Ferrari World is an amusement park located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Covering 86,000 square meters, it claims to be the world’s largest indoor theme park and contains “Formula Rossa” - the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park in Florida is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States east of the Mississippi River, covering more than 1.5 million acres.

The park was established in 1934 to protect the area’s fragile ecosystem and is home to 36 threatened or protected species including the American crocodile and West Indian manatee.

Fort McMurray, Alberta

As many of you may have seen in the news, the town of Fort McMurray, Canada has been devastated by forest fires in the past few days.

Because of very low amounts of precipitation over the winter, hot and dry conditions in the spring, and high winds fueling the fire beyond what firefighters could possibly control, the flames spread quickly.

The growth of the fire has also created additional winds that have spread hot sparks, ashes, and debris - causing the fire to spread to new areas. Our thoughts are with the people of Fort McMurray during this difficult time.

Valparaíso, Chile

It is a city built upon dozens of steep hillsides overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Known as “The Jewel of the Pacific,” Valparaíso is the sixth largest city in the county and is home to approximately 285,000 residents.

Spiral Jetty

Spiral Jetty is an earthwork sculpture by Robert Smithson, consisting of a 1,500-foot-long (460 m), 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) counterclockwise coil jutting from the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA.

Smithson reportedly chose this site because of the vibrant colors of the water (salt-tolerant bacteria and algae thrive here in 27% salinity) and its connection with the primordial sea.

Madagascar

Dramatic evidence of the catastrophic erosion in northwestern Madagascar is seen at the rapidly expanding Betsiboka River Delta.

Deforestation of the country’s central highlands for cultivation and pastureland has resulted in the most significant erosion recorded anywhere in the world (approximately 112 tons/acre), which transforms the river to this vivid orange color.

Beach Pool, Mona Vale, NSW, Australia

Check out this incredible shot of the ocean pool at Mona Vale Beach, located in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

There are a number of public ocean pools in New South Wales, offering stunning areas to swim, situated on the rocky coast, with waves splashing into the pool.

Miri,Malaysia

Residential buildings are seen in Miri, Malaysia. In the decade after the year 2000, the population of the city increased approximately 40% and is currently home to more than 234,000 residents.

Miri is located in the Sarawak region, one of the most popular ecotourism destinations in Malaysia and also the birthplace of the country's petroleum industry.

Lisse,Netherlands

The tulip fields in Lisse, Netherlands begin to bloom every year in March and are in peak bloom by late April.

The Dutch produce a total of 4.3 billion tulip bulbs each year, of which 53% (2.3 billion) is grown into cut flowers.

Of these, 1.3 billion are sold in the Netherlands as cut flowers and the remainder is exported: 630 million bulbs to Europe and 370 million elsewhere.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the border between Ontario, Canada and the United States.

Horseshoe Falls is seen here. The falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m).

The Maid of the Mist, also visible here, is a boat that has carried passengers into the rapids below the falls since 1846.

Córdoba, Spain

Olive tree plantations cover the hills of Córdoba, Spain. Approximately 90% of all harvested olives are turned into oil, while the other 10% are eaten as table olives.

Het Loo Palace, Netherlands

Het Loo Palace is located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. "The Great Garden,” situated behind the residence, follows the general Baroque landscape design formula: perfect symmetry, axial layout with radiating gravel walks, parterres with fountains, basins, and statues.

Palmanova, Italy

The town of Palmanova, Italy is recognised by its concentric layout known as a star fort.

The rationale for this construction was that an attack on any individual wall could be defended from the two adjacent star points by shooting the enemy from behind.

The three rings that surround Palmanova were completed in 1593, 1690, and 1813.

Los Caracoles Pass

This photo captures Los Caracoles Pass, or The Snails Pass —a twisting mountain road located in the Andes Mountains on the Chilean side of the border with Argentina.

The path climbs to an elevation of 10,419 feet, has no roadside safety barriers, and is frequented by large trucks.

Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson Arizona

The largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world is located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

The boneyard — run by the 309th Airspace Maintenance and Regeneration Group — contains more than 4,400 retired American military and government aircraft.

Great Pyramids of Giza

The Great Pyramids of Giza are located on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Dating back to 2580 BC, the Great Pyramid, the largest structure at the site, is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world and the only one to remain largely intact.

With an estimated 2,300,000 stone blocks weighing from 2 to 30 tons each, the 481 foot pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for more than 3,800 years.

Durrat Al Bahrain, Bahrain

Located on the south coast of Bahrain, this 21 km master development has been created across a cluster of 15 spectacular islands.

San Francisco Bay

The salt evaporation ponds seen here cover roughly 10 square miles (26 square km) in San Francisco Bay, California, USA.

Salt is extracted from the water here through a lengthy process. First, water from the bay is channeled into massive basins where it begins a transformation into brines.

Over five years, the brines evaporate, concentrate, and travel several miles before they are collected as pure salt crystals.

The massive ponds get their vibrant color from a particular species of algae (Dunaliella) that thrives in extremely salty water and produces a red pigment.

Photograph of the space shuttle Endeavour, lifting through the clouds during its final launch in May 2011. The photograph was captured from a nearby NASA shuttle training aircraft.

Port of Antwerp in Belgium

Over the course of a year, the port handles 314 million tonnes of cargo, which is roughly equal to 68% of the mass of all living humans on the planet.

Jwaneng Mine, Botswana

The Jwaneng Diamond Mine in Botswana is the richest diamond mine in the world with an annual output of as much as 15.6 million carats (2006).

Mine richness takes into account the rate of diamond extraction combined with quality of the diamonds that are mined (sale price per weight).

To extract the diamonds, the facility produces 9.3 million tons of ore and an additional 37 million tons of waste rock per year.

The Bahamas

Stunning blue waters surround and pass through the tidal channels of islands in the Bahamas.

Small tidal changes on the banks cause water to flow through the narrow channels between the islands, first in one direction and then the other.

The darker blue sections of water are the deepest parts of the channels and the surrounding light blue color is more shallow (less than 25 meters / 80 feet).

This photo was captured from the International Space Station and is courtesy of @nasa.

Bondi Beach, Sydney
Bondi Beach is located in Sydney, Australia and gets its name from the Aboriginal word “Bondi” that means waves breaking over rocks.

Seville, Spain

This solar concentrator in Seville, Spain use 2,650 heliostat mirrors to collect and focus the sun’s thermal energy to heat molten salt flowing through a 460-foot tall central tower.

The molten salt then circulates from the tower to a storage tank where it is used to produce steam and generate electricity. In total, the facility displaces approximately 30,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year.

Villas of Marabe Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi

The villas of Marabe Al Dhafra in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates are home to approximately 2,000 people.

Brazil
Overview of Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Canola Flower Fields

Canola flower fields cover the landscape of Luoping County, China.

The crop is grown for the production of oil, which is extracted by slightly heating and then crushing the flower seeds.

Canola oil is primarily used for cooking purposes and as a source of biodiesel.

Yuanyang Rice Terraces, China

Rice paddies, constructed in steps, cover the mountainsides of Yuanyang County, China.

Cultivated by the Hani people for the last 1300 years, the slope of the terraces varies from 15 to 75 degrees with some having as many as 3,000 steps.

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