O'ahu
as seen from space
Photo courtesy of NASA
Framed by the dark Pacific Ocean, Oahu appears as an emerald oasis. The green, heavily forested slopes of the Koolau Range on the northeast side of the island are separated from the higher but smaller Waianae Range near the southwest coast by a small, cultivated valley.
These three physiographic
landforms are aligned in a general northwest-southeast direction. Apparent on
the south of Oahu are Honolulu International Airport, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu,
and Diamond Head Crater.
This photo was taken on the STS-69
(Space Shuttle) mission in September of 1995.
return to Hawaii from Space Photo Gallery
