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Bougainville Island From Space

Image captured on 24 October 2019, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.

 

Bougainville Island

Corrected reflectance image showing Bougainville Island from space, acquired on 24 October 2019 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.

Bougainville Island, the largest of the Solomon Islands archipelago (forming part of the Northern Solomon Islands), is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. Source: Merriam-Webster.com.

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