We have NASA’s Landsat program to thank for this rare view of the Atlantic Ocean in the Bahamas, as captured by satellite. The patterns you see are sand and seaweed beds that have been sculpted by ocean currents. That dark spot? It’s called the Tongue of the Ocean. The tongue is a deep, dark trench that separates the islands of Andros and New Providence in the Bahamas and connects to a larger geological feature known as the Great Bahama Canyon.
Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
Today in History
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Racing toward history
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Sedona, Arizona
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Manatees rebound
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Too awesome to be a planet
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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3, 2, 1 … Happy New Year!
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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The most Instagrammable bird?
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
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Wild lupines
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Ronda, Spain
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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The globe skimmers return
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Canada Day
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International Day for Monuments and Sites