# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CvALFWCuV5z
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- **Posted:** 2023-07-22T14:17:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Destination: Vacation 📍⁣
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Here’s some scenic views from vacation destinations around the world captured from the International Space Station (ISS). Swipe through island, mountain, city, or landmark locations - comment below which one you'd go to and tag someone to take!⁣
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Turks and Caicos – While only eight are inhabited, the Turks and Caicos are home to 40 different islands and cays. As the station orbited 258 miles above the region on June 23, 2023, United Arab Emirates astronaut and Expedition 69 crew member Sultan Alneyadi captured this photo of Cockburn Town (the Capital of Turks and Caicos Islands), Salt Cay and Cotton Cay.⁣
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Chilean Patagonia - Known for its many rivers and one of Northern Patagonia’s largest glaciers, Laguna San Rafael National Park was photographed on May 9, 2023 as the space station orbited 268 miles above Chile.⁣
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New York City - New York City's boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan figure prominently in this photograph from the space station as it orbited 263 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Portions of two New York boroughs are pictured the Bronx (bottom right) and Staten Island (top right). Part of northeast New Jersey is also visible.⁣
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Italy -  This nighttime panorama of some of Europe was photographed as the ISS orbited 240 miles above the Tyrrhenian Sea on Jan. 25, 2012. Most of the country of Italy is visible running horizontally across the center of the frame, with the night lights of Rome and Naples being visible to the center and right center, respectively. Sardinia, and Corsica are in the lower left quadrant of the photo, and Sicily is at lower right corner. The Adriatic Sea is on the other side of Italy, and beyond it to the east and north can be seen parts of several other European nations.⁣
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Credit: NASA ⁣
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#NASA #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation #Space #Astronauts #Photography #Earth #Vacation #Destinations #Island #Mountains #City #Landmarks

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