The Iberian Peninsula

Credit: Jeff Schmaltz; MODIS team; NASA, Posted on: Thursday, 16 August 2007, 06:02 CDT Download full size image

The cloudless sky revealed the Iberian Peninsula on August 4, 2007. The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this true color image. The Iberian Peninsula consists of Portugal (east), Spain (west), and Andorra (not visible). The peninsula is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and east, by the Bay of Biscay to the north and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Also visible is the Straight of Gibraltar, the passageway separating Spain from Morocco in Africa. It is only 8 miles wide at the narrowest point.

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