This Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite reveals image Chongqing, the biggest town in China. Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel information (2018), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Chongqing, the biggest town in China, is included in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image.
Covering a location of over 80 000 sq km, around the size of Austria, Chongqing lies in southwest-central China. Chongqing covers a big location crisscrossed by rivers and mountains. These are the Daba Mountains in the north, the Wu Mountains in the east, the Wuling Mountains in the southeast, and the Dalou Mountains in the south.
The city of Chongqing, among the most crucial financial centers in China, is called a ‘mountain city’ owing to its rugged surface and high canyons. Chongqing is a significant production and transport center, and has actually ended up being the most significant vehicle production base in China.
The city lies at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, where the clashing colors of the rivers fulfill. The Yangtze river shows up in brown in the right of the image, while the green waters of the Jialing can be seen in the left. The rivers make Chongqing China’s most significant port city in the southwest area.
With a length of 6300 km, the Yangtze is the longest river in both China and Asia and the third-longest river on the planet. The Jialing River, increases in the Qin Mountains, and signs up with the Yangtze after a course of around 1190 km.
Copernicus Sentinel-2 is a two-satellite objective. Each satellite brings a high-resolution electronic camera that images Earth’s surface area in 13 spectral bands. The objective is primarily utilized to track modifications in the method land is being utilized and to keep track of the health of our greenery.
