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Desert irrigation, Saudi Arabia

Scattered throughout the Arabian desert many isolated irrigation fields are located. Fossil water is mined to the surface from depths of about 1 km and further distributed via center pivot irrigation feeds. This 100 m image shows some of these fields in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia, surrounded by the extensive desert.
Date: 09/11/2014
Resolution: 100m
Desert irrigation, Saudi Arabia