Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (NASA, International Space Station Science, 12/06/08)

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Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (NASA, International Space Station Science, 12/06/08)




Image by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

The City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 18 crewmember on the International Space Station. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, the metropolitan area of Thunder Bay is one of the largest in the Province of Ontario. It is also the major port providing access to the Great Lakes for central Canada's grain products. The City of Thunder Bay is relatively new -- it was incorporated in 1970 by combining the cities of Fort William (depicted in this astronaut photograph) and Port Arthur with the townships of Neebing and McIntyre. While the growth and merging of separate municipalities into a larger contiguous metropolitan area is common (a process called agglomeration by urban geographers), it is less common for distinct cities to also merge into a new political entity. This detailed view is centered on the southern portion of Thunder Bay, comprised of the older city of Fort William. Winter snows outline the street grid of the city, while park areas interspersed throughout the street grid appear as roughly rectangular areas of unbroken white snow. Built materials appear light gray, while vegetated areas and rock outcrop near Mount McKay are dark green to dark gray. The Kam River to the south of Fort William is ice-covered, and has a homogeneous covering of snow that traces the river channel.

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YUL - International Jetty from arriving pasenger perspective




Image by caribb

In May 2004 I was with a group of aviation enthusiasts who got a "seak peak" of Montreal new International Jetty at YUL. A few weeks later the airport opened this new wing for international (overseas not USA) travel. I've flown through it since and it's quite a pleasurable experience. This photo shows how it looks as arriving passengers look down on those leaving on flights below.

1976 International




Image by Hugo90

Ad from July 1976 issue of "Truck and Bus Transportation", an Australian trucking industry publication.

In the sixties and seventies, both Dodge and International trucks in Australia used the same cab, which is like the I-H trucks in North America. They shared most of the front sheet metal, too, but with different grilles.

I don't know, but maybe they were built in the same factory.