December 4, 2020 - Strait of Hormuz

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   The narrow Strait of Hormuz lies between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf
   of Oman, separating Iran (north) from the Arabian Peninsula (south).
   Only about 21 miles (34 km) wide at the narrowest point and roughly 96
   miles (155 km) long, about thirty percent of the world’s seaborne oil
   and nearly one-quarter of the liquified natural gas (LNG) supply passes
   through this strait — all on shipping lanes that measure only two-mile
   wide. It has been estimated that 21 million barrels of oil, with a
   value of 1.2 billion US dollars (USD), pass through the strait every
   day.

   On December 2, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
   the Strait of Hormuz.

   The arid landscape of Iran sits in the north, with Qeshm Island, the
   largest in the Persian Gulf, just off the Iranian coast. The tiny
   Strait of Khuran separates the island and the mainland and bounds a
   wetland of international importance, recognized by Ramsar. These
   wetlands provide critical habitat to two globally threatened species:
   the Dalmatian Pelican and the Green sea turtle. In the south, the rocky
   and rugged Musandam Peninsula juts into the Strait of Hormuz. The tip
   of the peninsula is filled by the Musandam Governate, and exclave of
   Oman. To the south, the land on the peninsula belongs to the United
   Arab Emirates.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 12/2/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (33.6 KB),  500m (115.8 KB),  250m (352.6
   KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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