This image, acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument on 12 November 2009, captures the rugged and remote Kamchatka Peninsula on Russia's East Coast. The 1250-km long peninsula lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west.
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Envisat satellite</div>
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