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NASA Image Highlights Beaver Island’s Glacial Origins and Ecological Richness
Key Takeaways
- NASA highlighted Beaver Island in a new Earth Observatory feature.
- Landsat 9 imagery shows the archipelago’s glacially shaped landforms and surrounding waters.
- The islands host forests, dunes, wetlands, and marshes with ecological importance.
- Beaver Island is the archipelago’s only inhabited island and has deep Irish-American roots.
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DT Editorial Team··via science.nasa.gov