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Earth from Above

Three natural World Heritage sites a day, seen from space: NASA's satellite picture of each place for each of the last eight days. Today it is the same three places for everyone on Earth.

Satellite picture of China Danxia on October 12, 2026
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Satellite pictures: NASA GIBS · VIIRS (NOAA-20). Clouds and gaps are shown as the satellite saw them; nothing is filled in. We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).

Today's places

  1. China Danxia

    Country
    China
    Area
    2,184 km²
    World Heritage since
    2010

    UNESCO listed it for superlative natural phenomena or exceptional natural beauty.

    UNESCO listed it as an outstanding example of a major stage of Earth's history.

    On Wikidata
  2. Dinosaur Provincial Park

    Country
    Canada
    Area
    81 km²
    World Heritage since
    1979

    UNESCO listed it for superlative natural phenomena or exceptional natural beauty.

    UNESCO listed it as an outstanding example of a major stage of Earth's history.

    On Wikidata
  3. Jiuzhaigou Valley

    Country
    China
    Area
    720 km²
    World Heritage since
    1990

    UNESCO listed it for superlative natural phenomena or exceptional natural beauty.

    On Wikidata

Place facts and names: Wikidata (CC0). A name Wikidata has no translation for is shown in English.

The last seven days

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