Jordan,satellite image. North is at top. Natural colour satellite image showing Jordan,with the surrounding territories shaded out. Jordan is located in Western Asia on the East Bank of the River Jordan. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia (lower right),Iraq (upper right),Syria (upper centre),the West Bank (small,centre left),and Israel (left). The Mediterranean Sea (blue,upper left),Gulf of Aqaba (blue,lower left) - part of the Red Sea,and the Dead Sea (blue,centre left) can also be seen. Image compiled from data acquired by the LANDSAT 5 and 7 satellites,in 2000 |