Every city needs water, and for many major cities across the world, Earth’s estuaries, rivers, reservoirs, and oceans shape the local landscape and culture.
While these metropolitan areas are located thousands of miles apart, with major differences in climate, politics, language, and culture, each one has something in common: water.
I am often inspired by looking at satellite imagery and seeing just how prevalent water is on our landscape. Water carves through soil and rock and is the engine in which our planet runs.
I compiled the following screenshots of major metropolises where water is a defining feature.
Enjoy 💧
Anchorage, Alaska – United States 🇺🇸 Calgary, Alberta – Canada 🇨🇦 Albany, New York – United States 🇺🇸 Burlington, Vermont – United States 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts – United States 🇺🇸 New York City, New York – United States 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – United States 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota – United States 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois – United States 🇺🇸 Indianapolis, Indiana – United States 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio – United States 🇺🇸 St. Louis, Missouri – United States 🇺🇸 Jackson, Mississippi – United States 🇺🇸 Mobile, Alabama – United States 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas – United States 🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana – United States 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida – United States 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado – United States 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona – United States 🇺🇸 Albuquerque, New Mexico – United States 🇺🇸 Boise, Idaho – United States 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington – United States 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon – United States 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California – United States 🇺🇸 Paris, France 🇫🇷 London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬 Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 Beirut, Lebanon 🇱🇧 Baghdad, Iraq 🇮🇶 Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦 Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺 Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 New Delhi, India 🇮🇳 Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺 Bharatpur, Nepal 🇳🇵 Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 🇻🇳 Chongqing, China 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China 🇨🇳 Beijing, China 🇨🇳 Tianjin, China 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China 🇨🇳 Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷 Taipei City, Taiwan 🇹🇼 Makassar, Indonesia 🇮🇩 Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭 Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺 Managua, Nicaragua 🇳🇮 San Jose, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Panama City, Panama 🇵🇦 Monterrey, Mexico 🇲🇽 Lima, Peru 🇵🇪 Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷 Brasilia, Brazil 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷 Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺
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