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A crystal clear view of Øresund Bridge
Earth Observation | Copernicus
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Location: Denmark
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2
The Øresund bridge is one of the longest bridges in the world, spanning the Øresund straight between Denmark and Sweden. The bridge connects to a tunnel which the road and railway enters on a small artificial island. The main span is supported by a system of cables on two large pylons - these are difficult to spot due to their small footprint, but nicely highlighted by shadows on this Sentinel-2 image with the sun angle so low. The white spots on the sea are foam caps of large waves. The structure of concentric rectangles on the land in the southeast corner is an abandoned limestone mine which is now a small lake and a nature area.
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