File:Amsterdam, Netherlands (ASTER).jpg

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Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. Its name derives from a dam in the river Amstel.

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English: Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. Its name derives from a dam in the river Amstel. Founded in the 12th century as a fishing village, Amsterdam was one of the most important ports in the world in the 17th century, when Amsterdam’s iconic canals were developed. In 2012 the old city was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The image was acquired July 24, 2012, covers an area of 13.4 x 11.6 km, and is located at 52.4 degrees north latitude, 4.9 degrees east longitude.

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Taken on 24 July 2012

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Amsterdam, Netherlands (direct link)

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العربية ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/−

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NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Object location	52° 24′ 00″ N, 4° 54′ 00″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	52.400000; 4.900000

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