iles Glorieuses

Credit: Credit: NASA/JSC, Posted on: Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 06:00 CST Download full size image

The iles Eparses (scattered islets) dot the Indian Ocean to the west and north of Madagascar. The islands were protected by the French government in 1975 because of their importance for turtles and seabird nesting. The above photograph (ISS002-E-6913) shows details of the reefs surrounding iles Glorieuses, one group in the iles Eparses, and was taken 17 June 2001 from the International Space Station. The image was used to plan the 2002-2003 field expeditions conducted by Agence pour la Recherche et la Valorisation Marines, based in Reunion (ARVAM) and partners. The astronaut photographs were taken with a Kodak DCS760 digital camera and provided by Julie A. Robinson (Lockheed Martin / Earth Observations Laboratory, Johnson Space Center).

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