Mont Saint-Michel bay,satellite image. North is at top. The island of Mont Saint-Michel is at lower centre,at the mouth of the Couesnon River on the Atlantic coast of Normandy,France. The rivers See and Selune flow from right. Buildings visible on the island include the central abbey and its spire,with shadows being cast north-westwards. Mont Saint-Michel,a UNESCO World Heritage Site,used to be a tidal island,but since the late 1800s has been accessible by a raised causeway from the mainland. It is surrounded by extensive mudflats at low tide. The island in the estuary near centre is Tombelaine. This image was acquired on 3 May 2012 by the CNES (French space agency) Pleiades satellite | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Spot Image / Astrium Services / CNES 2012 / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY |
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