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January 24, 2024 - South Korea - An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photo of the Korean Peninsula showing the distribution of nighttime light. North Korea (extending beyond the top of this image) lies on the upper part of the peninsula and is almost devoid of nighttime lights. In contrast, South Korea lies on the lower part of the peninsula and exhibits night lights from many cities of different sizes. The seas on either side of the peninsula appear very dark in nighttime images, although cloudy areas reflect some light. The largest and brightest cluster of urban lights is South Korea's capital city, Seoul (population 9.67 million), located on the coast of the Yellow Sea. Only two small clusters of lights are easily visible in North Korea: the capital Pyongyang (population 3.16 million) and Yangdok in the country's center. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth/ZUMA Press Wire)
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