Photo from orbit: Sochi and other Olympic cities

In honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics National United States Aerospace Agency (NASA) unveiled photos cities that hosted the Olympics in different years. In this photo from January 4, 2014 – Sochi. Sochi is located 145 km from Magri to Psou river along the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus and 40-60 km from seashore to the Main Caucasus Range. Greater Caucasus represents a mountain system with a length of more than 1100 km, a width of up to 180 km between the Black and Caspian Seas from Anapa to the mouth of the river Sumgait. Photo from orbit: Sochi and other Olympic citiesPhotos from open sources In this valley where the tournaments of the Games will be held 2014 ski and snowboard, located the ski resort of Rosa The farm. Photo taken on January 4th. Photo from open sources When this photo was taken with NASA satellite in 2013, the construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi was in full swing. Photo from open sources This photo was taken from orbit NASA’s companion March 15, 2002. On it are the countries of Scandinavia. The red dot marks the city of Lillehammer, where the winter 1994 Olympics. Photos from open sources Winter Olympics 1932 and 1980 years passed in Lake Placid in New York State in the mountains east of Ontario Lake. Photo taken by NASA satellite on November 8, 2009. Photo from open sources And so it looked from space Canadian Vancouver city two months before the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The opening of the Games took place in the city itself, and competitions – in the mountains to to the north. Photo from open sources This picture was taken from the board. International Space Station at midnight. It shows lights on the entire Franco-Italian border, including the city of Turin, where passed the 2006 Games. Photos from open sources And this is the Austrian city of Innsbruck and its neighborhood. The image was taken from a NASA satellite in 2001. Town hosted the Winter Games of 1964 and 1976. Photos from open sources

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