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Niger River in Mali

Just south of the Sahara Desert in Africa, the Niger River creates a lush area of wetlands and lakes in an otherwise arid environment. In this true-color MODIS image from October 18, 2001, the Niger enters at left as a thin strip of green and flows northwest through Mali. The river then turns south and heads into the country of Niger.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 18, 2001
Data acquired October 18, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Wetlands > Estuarine Wetlands
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams
Collection:
Visible Earth