Kuk New Guinea 2002

Författare/Upphovsman:

NASA: JPL

Kreditera:

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13090

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/5853c

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

2664 x 2108 Pixel (1336461 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

The Kuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 meters above sea-level. Archaeological excavation has revealed the landscape to be one of wetland reclamation worked almost continuously for 7,000, and possibly for 10,000 years. The area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. The image was acquired May 7, 2002, covers an area of 31.6 x 40 km, and is located at 5.8° S, 144.3° E.

Licens:

Public domain