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States:
Alaska

This image was created using Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics 2001 (MRLC 2001) Landsat 7 data, and merged with National Elevation Dataset (NED) 2 arc second data.

For data details, see the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics 2001 (MRLC 2001) , and NED web pages listed below.

Explore the beauty of the United States and find another fascinating detail revealed with every glance. Major cities are subtly noted.

Discover your state in these natural color, geometrically correct satellite scenes matched and merged with corresponding elevation data. Learn more about how the images are created when you visit our Tri-Decadal States collection.

In the image, the purplish/pink areas are urban—Anchorage for example, is in the lower center part of the image. The green areas represent vegetation, and the white areas, snow. Dark blue is water.

Tri-Decadal Global Landsat Orthorectified States

Related Links
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics 2001 (MRLC2001)
National Elevation Dataset (NED)
Landsat Gallery

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