Granite Harbor Antarctica - Earth.com - Earth Image Gallery

Granite Harbor Antarctica, seen here, features a beautiful emerald green effect swirling through the waters off the coast. The photo was taken by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on board the Landsat 8 satellite. The green coloring in Granite Harbor is likely the result of phytoplankton floating atop the surface water that has also attached itself to the slush and ice.

News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day