Human presence over North America at night. Global map showing major road and rail networks over land, along with transmission line and underwater cab

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Human presence over North America at night. Global map showing major road and rail networks over land, along with transmission line and underwater cable data superimposed over satellite images of cities illuminated at night. USA and Canada is centre middle, Central and South America is bottom middle. This image illustrates modern human impact on the planet.

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Size: 4252px × 4252px
Photo credit: © FELIX PHARAND-DESCHENES, GLOBAIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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