The Blue Dragon River in Portugal seen from the International Space Station
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“> Obligatory disclaimers every time this is posted:
> \- It’s not actually called Blue Dragon River, it’s real name is Odeleite River.
> \- Blue Dragon River is a nickname it gained much later.
> \- The dragon shape was formed because of a dam at the top of the image.
Per /u/davidemsa.
Also, this wasn’t taken from space.
Credit to the photographer, /u/docious, who took this picture of the Odeleite Reservoir in September 2015 from the window of a plane.”
“That’s essentially a lake, not just a river. Look at the damn or embankment, where it narrows back to normal width downstream.”
“Imagine how big the Nile must be if this river looks so massive from the international space station”