Egypt's triangular Sinai Peninsula (from the Space Shuttle Atlantis) with the dark greens of the Nile delta lower right. In this south-westerly view, the Red Sea, with its parallel coastlines, stretches to the top. The Suez Canal appears as an irregular line joining the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea (lower left). The Dead Sea in central Israel, with its light blue salt ponds at the south end, appears on the left margin. (7-18 Oct 2002)