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South Africa and Lesotho

The mountainous country of Lesotho is completely surrounded by the eastern region of South Africa, as shown is this image, acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite on June 6, 2006. Lesotho, which has a long and complex history, is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1000 meters in elevation.


Jeff Schmaltz

Published June 24, 2006
Data acquired June 6, 2006

Source:
Terra > MODIS
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