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Banks Peninsula, South Island of New Zealand

By Keith Cowing
June 29, 2014
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Banks Peninsula, South Island of New Zealand
Banks Peninsula, South Island of New Zealand
NASA

One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed this nadir image of the volcanic-born Banks Peninsula, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand on May 31, 2014.
Banks Peninsula covers an area of approximately 1,150 square kilometers.

ISS040-E-006165 (31 May 2014 ) – Larger image

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