The International Space Station has captured some of the best views of Earth’s iconic structures from space.
Let’s have a look at the human-made structures visible to the naked eye from space.
This human-made island in Dubai, shaped like a palm tree, is one of the only few human-made objects visible from space.
Image: NASA/Space Agencies
The Giza pyramids in Egypt were captured by NASA astronauts from the space station for the first time in 2001.
Image: NASA/Space Agencies
This huge dam in China built alongside the Yangtze River is visible from space. The dam, stretching 3,900 miles, was captured by NASA's Landsat satellite.
Image: NASA/Space Agencies
Also known as the Bingham Canyon Mine, located near Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah, is the world's largest human-made excavation and is visible from space.
Image: NASA/Space Agencies
The greenhouse complex in Spain’s Almeria, also called the Plastic Sea, covers more than 64,000 acres of land and is visible from space.
Image: NASA/Space Agencies
Many artificial lights in less-polluted cities at night and massive bridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, are visible from space.
Image: NASA/Space Agencies
This human-made sea-level waterway in Egypt is a key trade route between the continents of Europe and Asia. It is clearly visible from space.
Image: NASA/Space Agencies
A very popular myth that persists even today is that the Great Wall of China is visible from space when it’s actually not, at least to the naked eye.
Image: Wikipedia
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