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   October 11, 2022 - Eighty Mile Beach, Western Australia   
      
      Eighty Mile Beach   
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      Sitting between the Indian Ocean and the harsh environment of the Great   
      Sandy Desert, a gorgeous bit of beach acts like an oasis, providing a   
      home for abundant wildlife as well an attraction for flocks of tourists   
      each year. According to the Government of Western Australia’s Explore   
      Parks WA website, Eighty Mile Beach is 220 km of uninterrupted white   
      sand, turquoise waters, mudflats, and mangroves that is ideal for   
      anglers, campers, four-wheel drivers, campers, and bird watchers. The   
      unique and important ecosystem is recognized by International BirdLife   
      as an International Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) and is recognized   
      as an area of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on   
      Wetlands. More than 400,000 shorebirds rest here on migration and   
      Flatback Turtles—a species found only in Australia—nest on the beach   
      between October and through February.   
      
      On October 7, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      Eighty Mile Beach.   
      
      The beach stretches from about Cape Keraudren to Cape Bossut, and   
      actually measures roughly 85 miles (140 km) long. A halo of light blue   
      tints the waters of the Indian Ocean, just off the beach. This is   
      likely caused by sediment washed into the waters by tidal action. A   
      bright white area extending from the Great Sandy Desert (inland)   
      westward to Eighty Mile Beach is the Gascoyne River, a river that holds   
      water roughly 120 days of each year then becomes a dry bed for the   
      remainder of the year.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 10/7/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (121.5 KB),  500m (307.5 KB),  250m (157.2   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-10-11   
       
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