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Apparent in this photograph are the Brownsville Ship Channel, extending southwest into the mainland from the Gulf of Mexico, and the east-west-oriented Rio Grande that defines the United States-Mexico border. Most of the land north of Brownsville is used for irrigated agriculture, and Brownsville is obscured by vegetation; however, the bluish-appearing Mexican city of Matamoros (right center ) has much less vegetation. Padre Island and other sandy barrier islands help form Laguna Madre north of the Brownsville Ship Channel. The spoil banks along the western side of Laguna Madre were created by dredging the Intracoastal Waterway. The diverse landscape near the coast consists of tidal flats, lakes, sand dunes, and sandy soils covered by vegetation.

sts079-817-034 by NASA Johnson

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STS079-817-034 (16-26 September 1996) --- The Russian Mir Space Station is backdropped over a storm in the Roaring 40's near Heard Island in the south Indian Ocean. This photograph is one of four 70mm frames (along with fifteen 35mm frames) of still photography documenting the activities of NASA's STS-79 mission, which began with a September 16, 1996, liftoff from Launch Pad 39A the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and ended with a landing at KSC on September 26, 1996. Onboard for the launch were Astronauts William F. Readdy, commander; Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot; John E. Blaha, Jerome (Jay) Apt, Thomas D. Akers and Carl E. Walz, all mission specialists. On flight day 4, the crew docked with Russia's Mir Space Station. Shannon W. Lucid, who had spent six months aboard Mir, switched cosmonaut guest researcher roles with Blaha. The latter joined fellow Mir-22 crewmembers Valery G. Korzun, commander, and Aleksandr Y. Kaleri, flight engineer.

034 by Ronny Gunnarsson

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034 by LNERGE1

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034 by Fearless Photoworks

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034_IMG_2109 by aLbAtxo

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034 - Coral Breakthough by Piktour | Neville Wootton

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A pleasing composition of Needle Coral's fight for light with Neat Coral.

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034 by RD1630

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Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran church located in the heart of Reykjavik, Iceland. It is one of the most prominent landmarks in the city and is named after Hallgrímur Pétursson, a famous Icelandic poet and clergyman.

The church's unique and striking architecture is inspired by the country's landscape, with its sharp and angular lines mimicking the basalt columns found in Icelandic nature. It was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson in the 1930s, and its construction was completed in 1986.

The church's tower is the tallest structure in Iceland, standing at an impressive 73 meters tall. Visitors can take an elevator to the top of the tower, where they can enjoy panoramic views of the city and surrounding mountains.

034_DxO by Gaël Marziou