Images Dated 14th November 2006

Europe, satellite image

Europe. Satellite image centred on Europe. North converges towards top. Water is blue, vegetation is green, arid areas are brown, and snow and ice are white. The terrain of Europe varies from arid, dusty areas (brown) to fields, forests and plains (green). Mountain ranges include (left to right): the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Carpathians. Snow and ice is seen on mountains in Scandinavia and Iceland (upper centre). Seas are the Mediterranean Sea (lower centre), the Black Sea and Caspian Sea (lower right), the Baltic Sea and North Sea (upper centre) and the Atlantic Ocean (left). Also seen are Greenland and Newfoundland (top left), Russia and the Middle East (right), and North Africa (bottom). For this area at night, see E074/055

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Angel of Suffering, Right Hand Angel from the St. Catherine Window

ASD54929 Angel of Suffering, Right Hand Angel from the St. Catherine Window, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 1878 by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); Courtesy of Dean & Canons of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; English, out of copyright

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19th Century, Angel, Angels, Art, Church, England, Oxford, Pre Raphaelism Pre Raphaelism Pre Raphaelism, Religious Art, Stained Glass, Victorian Period

Aircraft fly over a group of U.S. and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships

Pacific Ocean, November 14, 2006 - Aircraft fly over a group of 18 U.S. and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships, at the conclusion the two nations exercise ANNUALEX. The exercise is designed to improve both forces capabilities in the defense of Japan. Ships taking part in the exercise-ending photo shoot were the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), two guided-missile cruisers, two Military Sealift Command oilers, two submarines, seven guided-missile destroyers and four JMSDF destroyers. Aircraft taking part in this exercise are two E-2C Hawkeye's and ten F-18 Hornets

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