 EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


 Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse and Maddalena Peninsula

   January 12, 2021

    _DSC1644-PanoEPODSUBMISS

   Photographer:  Kevin Saragozza
   Summary Author:  Kevin Saragozza
   Shown above at center is the picturesque  Capo Murro di Porco
   Lighthouse on the  Maddalena Peninsula of Sicily, Italy. The steep
   cliffs of this peninsula, which formed from a  tectonic fault
   feature known as a  horst, drop abruptly (175 ft or 54 m) to the
   sea. Exposed rocks are generally  calcareous (limestone).

   Overhead, mid-level  altocumulus clouds spread across the western
   sky. As shown here, they’re illuminated from below by the grazing light
   of the setting  Sun. Photo taken on November 8, 2020.
   Photo Details: Sony a7iii+ camera; Sony 16 35; f4; overview consisting
   of 5 shots combined with raw camera (F10 / 10-second exposure; ISO 125)
     * Plemmirio, Italy Coordinates:  37.003119, 15.335129

Related EPODs

    Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse and Maddalena Peninsula  Sherwin
   Lakes, California  The Mouth of the Gooseberry River  Nature’s
   Resiliency  Lake Bracciano, the Tyrrhenian Sea and Sunglint
    Sunrise over the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    More...

Geography Links

     *  Atlapedia Online
     *  CountryReports
     *  GPS Visualizer
     *  Holt Rinehart Winston World Atlas
     *  Mapping Our World
     *  Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
     *  Types of Land
     *  World Mapper

-
   Earth Science Picture of the Day is a service of the  Universities
   Space Research Association.

https://epod.usra.edu
 
