Smoke in Nunavut, Northwest Territories

Fires near Great Bear Lake are still sending large smoke plumes northward and then eastward into Nunavut. The large landmass in the upper left quadrant of the SeaWiFS image is Victoria Island.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published July 19, 2000
Data acquired July 19, 2000

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning