NASA Photo ID: STS061-106-091      File Name: 10093105.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/09/93
  Title: Southern Africa as seen from STS-61 Shuttle Endeavour
  Description:
  The entire southern top of Africa is shown in this high altitude 50mm
  photograph. The center of the photograph is at approximately 28.0 degrees
  south and 24.0 degrees east. Cape Columbine is at the upper right with
  Durban at the lower center. The Orange River is at the upper center of the
  frame. Cape Agulas is the southermost part of the African continent and is
  visible toward the upper right corner with the great bays of South Africa
  trending toward the bottom right. Continuing clockwise along the coast,
  Durban projects out into the Indian Ocean. The oceanic clouds on the right
  side of the photograph probably depict a current boundary. The Drakensberg
  Range on the east, the great Karoo Range on the south and the Karas
  Mountain on the west surround the drier central plateau. The southern
  Kalahari Desert is at the upper left of the photograph.
  
  Subject terms:
  AFRICA                                  
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)                     
  MOUNTAINS                               
  ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
  RIVERS                                  
  STS-61                                  
  

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