10 landmarks you can see from space

"If you want the best view of Earth's landmarks, you'll need a ticket to space. Some of the world's most jaw-dropping sites - both natural and man-made - only reveal their true scale and beauty when captured from 250 miles overhead. The International Space Station has snapped images of some of these landmarks, such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Pyramids at Giza, and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Photos show how incredible landmarks look both from the ground and from way, way above."

"The Kennecott Copper Mine from space Per Mining Technology, the Kennecott Copper Mine is one of the world's great open-pit mines at 2.5 miles wide and half a mile deep. It has been in operation for over a century. Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Palm Jumeriah in Dubai's Palm Islands is made of approximately 3.9 billion cubic feet of sand. Workers dredged up sand from the bottom of the Persian Gulf to create the shape, according to Condé Nast Traveler."

The International Space Station orbits roughly 250 miles above Earth and provides images that reveal the scale and beauty of both man-made and natural landmarks. Astronaut photography captures sites such as the Pyramids of Giza, Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, the Great Barrier Reef, the Grand Canyon, the Amazon River, and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Mining and engineering sites also appear striking from orbit, as with the Kennecott Copper Mine, an open-pit operation 2.5 miles wide and half a mile deep that has operated for over a century. The Palm Jumeirah was constructed from about 3.9 billion cubic feet of dredged sand.

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