For decades the belief was established that the only built by man that could be seen from spacewas The Great Wall of China. But, according to an article in the magazine about science and technology “Very interesting”he astronaut Chris Hadfield said that this it is a myth: “In reality it would not be so easy to observe and on the contrary there would be other points on our planet Earth that would be much more visible.”.
However, the astronaut pointed out that there are other structures and natural formations of the Earth which can be observed from the outer space.
What places on Earth can be seen from space
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon, located in northern Arizona, in the United States, is an impressive natural chasm carved into the Colorado River over millions of years. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1979 by UNESCO.
Its colors and vastness are impressive, and its magnitude is even more evident when observed from space.
The Amazon River
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He Amazon River born in Peru, goes through Colombia and leads to Brazil. Is he longest and largest in the worldand contains more water that he Nile, he yangtze and the Mississippi together, assuming about one fifth of fresh water in the liquid state of the planet.
He Amazon, which has the largest hydrographic basin in the world, around 7.4 million square kilometersrepresents approximately the fifth of the planet’s river flow. In fact, this river has the largest hydrographic basin in the world even counting only the region that runs through Brazil, which represents a fifth of its volume.
The Himalayas
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He Himalayas, It is a mountain range located in the Asian continentand spreads across several countries: Bhutan, Nepal, China, Burma, India and Pakistan. is the highest on Earthwith 8,850 meters highaccording to the most recent measurement, published in December 2020.
In it, some of the largest rivers in the world originate: the Ganges River, the Indus River, the Brahmaputra River, the Yamuna River and the Yangtze River.
The Pyramids of Giza
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Was built 4,500 years agothe Great Pyramid of Giza remained until today as one of the most notable engineering feats in historynot only because of its size and complexity of its structure, but because of the precise calculations required and the labor required.
It’s about the only human construction cited by the astronautand others who had the opportunity to travel to space.
Source: Ambito
