Images Dated 5th September 2008

Bay des Tortues on the west coast of Grand Terre, New Caledonia, South Pacific

Grande Terre is the largest and principal island of New Caledonia. British explorer James Cook sighted Grande Terre in 1774 and named it New Caledonia, Caledonia being a Latin name for parts of northern Scotland. Eventually, the name New Caledonia became applied to Grande Terre and its surrounding islands

© Michael Runkel/Danita Delimont

European Space Agencys Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle

September 5, 2008 - European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) backdropped by the blackness of space

© Stocktrek Images

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Wind shaped pine trees in the bay des Tortues on the West coast of Grand Terre, New Caledonia, Melanesia, South Pacific, Pacific

© Michael Runkel

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