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This photo was taken via satellite, on a cloudless day. Note how the
lights are already on in Holland, Paris, and Barcelona, and how it's still
daylight in London, Lisbon, and Madrid. The sun is still shining on the
Straight of Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean Sea is already in
darkness. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean you can see the Azores; below
them to
the right are the Madeira Islands; a bit below are the Canary Islands; and
further south, close to the farthest western point of Africa, the Cape
Verde Islands. Note how the Sahara is huge and can be seen clearly both
during daytime and nighttime. To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally
frozen.
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